It’s hard to grasp the scope of a Conservation District. Benton SWCD provides a wealth of online information resources, from an invasive species database to a rural living guide. They assist landowners, provide educational workshops and other resources. Projects include plantings, cleanups and tours of local creeks. Their annual Native Plant Sale provides native plants at reasonable prices to local residents. Unfortunately their website had been patched together over the years and was no longer maintainable or functional. They asked Amy Williams and me to overhaul their brand and create a new website. Our first challenge was to organize all their information and offerings in a way that works for visitors. Amy did a stellar job of accommodating their desire for a beautiful, photo-rich site while keeping the navigation clean and clear. We implemented a full-featured e-commerce section for their annual plant sale. On the back end, I worked with the client to create administrative tools that enable them to easily update all their online information, including sidebar resources and plant databases. The site is fully responsive, working well on mobile phones and tablets as well as on multiple browser sizes.
