Jul 24, 2025 | Featured, In the News, Soil Health
A playful project with a powerful message about the importance of soil health.
This spring, the Oswego Lake Watershed Council invited residents to take part in a hands-on experiment with a quirky name and a serious purpose: the Soil Your Undies Challenge.
Apr 5, 2022 | Featured, In the News, Soil Health
For the smallest creatures, soil provides not only shelter but food. Everything they need: food, air and water, is there.
Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, In the News, Soil Health
By Sharon Hawley Yes, if the soil beneath it is healthy. One might then ask, is that likely to be the case? There is increasing awareness of the role healthy soils can play in the future of our planet. Regenerative farming can greatly enhance food production without...
Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, Soil Health
By Stephanie Wagner, OLWC Board Chair What makes up Healthy Soil? “We Need Space!” This is the cry from plant roots and all the small and microscopic critters that live in soil. We all know that plants need water but did you know that their root systems...
Jun 22, 2021 | Featured, Soil Health
Healthy soil supports a myriad of creatures and they in turn help support healthy soil. To name a few: nematodes, springtails, fungi, bacteria, algae, protozoa, mites and other larger organisms. Characteristics of healthy soil include space for air and water, a...
