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Introduction
A Soil and Water
Conservation District ("SWCD") is an independent, legal subdivision of
state government, funded by state, local government and private
contributions. We work with a host of conservation partners to provide a
variety of programs and services.
District Programs Available
The District provides through its conservation partners
conservation technical assistance (for no cost) on the following types of
program topics- conservation planning, erosion & sediment control,
drainage & water management, streamside stabilization, streamside buffers,
pond management, wetland development, tree & shrub planting, backyard
conservation, wildlife habitat, conservation education, and site
development advice.
District Services Available
The District provides conservation services & products (for a fee
to cover district cost) on the following items. Click on a specific(highlighted)
item if you would like more details
-Map Services (Aerial photos from various years
& other maps for
site reviews)
-Soils Survey CD $20 (individual site soil map for no
fee charge)
-Native species container trees and shrubs (each Fall)
-Your Yard, Your Trees- A Homeowners Guide booklet- $5
-Backyard Conservation Starter Kits-$15
-Tile Probes $17
Other Programs and Services Available from our
Conservation Partners-
Aerial Photo Maps for about anywhere in Indiana are
available from
Indiana
Maps on the web at:
http://www.in.gov/igic/projects/indianamap/index.html
Soils Maps for about anywhere in the United States
are available
from the
Web Soil Survey on
the web at::
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
IDOA (Indiana Department of Agriculture)-Division of Soil Conservation at the State Level include:
Clean Water Indiana
from IDNR (Indiana Department of Natural Resources-Division of Fish &
Wildlife at the State Level include:
Lake
and River Enhancement Program (LARE)
from the USDA-NRCS at the Federal Level include:
For general overview of Federal Conservation Programs
Training Guide for Conservation Programs
For any qualifying agricultural lands
Conservation
Technical Assistance (CTA)
Conservation
Security Program (CSP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Farm
and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
Grassland
Reserve Program (GRP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
Conservation of Private Grazing Lands (CPGL)
for any qualifying lands
Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)
Plant Materials Program
Web Site
for any qualifying watershed
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)
Floodplain Easement Program (FEP)
for any land user in need
Outreach
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D)
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