
Soil & Water Conservation District
STAFF
Our team consists of four full time employees who are governed by a five member Board of Directors. These Directors are appointed by the Lewis County Legislature to serve 1-3 year terms. Two members of the Board are Lewis County Legislators, one member is a representative of the Farm Bureau, one is a representative of the Grange, and the last is an At-Large representative.
2022 Board of Directors
At-Large Rep: Jennifer Myers
Farm Bureau Rep: Brian Reape
Grange Rep: Ashley Marolf, Chair
Legislative Rep: Andrea Moroughan, Vice Chair
Legislative Rep: Thomas Osborne, Secretary
Board Meetings are open to the public and held the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00am (call 315-376-6122 to confirm)
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NICHELLE SWISHER
District Manager
16 Years of Service

CARLA YAW
Treasurer to the Board of Directors
15 Years of Service
OUR TEAM

ALEXIS LYNDAKER
Watershed Ag Conservation Specialist
10 Years of Service

MICHAEL DURANT
District Technician
16 Years of Service
Meet our 2022 Pratt Northam Intern
My name is Harper Barrett, I currently attend SUNY Potsdam. I am an environmental studies major with a minor in Wilderness education; I chose this path because I love the outdoors and want to educate as many people as I can about what we need to do to keep our area healthy and beautiful for our future generations to enjoy as much as the citizens of Lewis county do now. I am a Division 3 athlete at Potsdam, I run cross country in the fall and track and field in the winter and spring. When I am not training for sports I enjoy hiking, snowboarding, and rock climbing. I look forward to this opportunity with the Lewis County Soil and Water Conservation District to learn about how I may better protect our environment and serve the community I call home.

Harper Barrett
2022 Pratt Northam
Water Quality Intern