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Welcome
to the Marion County Soil and Water
Conservation District Home Page. The District
works to provide technical, financial, and
educational services to help Marion County
land users conserve soil, water, and related
natural resources.
What's New???
Check to See if a Site is in a Flood Plain?
Check to see if you live in or near a
flood plain. Thanks to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
and services provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
flood hazard maps have been developed for most communities in the United
States. To get a Flood Insurance
Rate Map (FIRM) for your community go to
www.fema.gov/hazard/flood
on the web and click on flood maps.
With some patience you can view a map for most areas. You usually can
find the site by just entering your address. For
additional information about FEMA visit their web site
is at www.fema.gov .
Check out our Backyard Conservation Fact Sheets!
Because of many questions about
around conservation issues and home sites, our District has developed
several fact sheets.
See our Backyard Conservation Fact Sheets. Check out our info on
Invasive Species,
Native
Plants,
Tree
Planting,
Rain
Gardens,
Rain
Barrels, Wildlife
Habitat and
Water Edge Enhancements. Also see the What to do about...
Surface Drainage Around Your Home and
Sub-surface Drainage Around Your Home.
Fall Creek Watershed Planning Project Ongoing.
The Marion Co. Soil & Water Conservation
District is leading a community planning process on Lower Fall Creek
Watershed. A web site specifically
tailored for the watershed is on the web at:
www.lowerfallcreek.org/.
A detailed
Watershed
Map for Lower Fall Creek is available.
(Please allow time for downloading).
Also check out these other Watershed Sites for:
Central Indiana
Watersheds
Eagle Creek Watershed
Upper White River Alliance
Naturescaping Encouraged.
What is Naturescaping?
It simply is the concept of landscaping with native plants. For ideas on
naturescaping visit the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Landscaping with Native Plants
Website. Also see EPA's natural landscaping plant
factsheets.
Interested individuals are also encouraged to talk to their local plant
nursery personnel, visit their local library for books on natural
landscaping or contact the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation
District.
See our 2007 Annual Activities Report.
The District has
had another extremely busy year. Check out our
2007 Annual Activities Report.
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