MCSWCD 50th Annual Meeting
We are celebrating our 50th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, February 18th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the John Boner Community Center, 2236 E. 10th Street. Please put us [...]
#SWCD20by2020
Our partners at the Indiana State Department of Agriculture encouraged Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts to try some new things in 2019. Challenge accepted! Check out our list [...]
Growing Food with Beneficial Insects and Pollinators – Dec 6, 2019
Learn about utilizing native and targeted plantings for beneficial insect and pollinator populations on your farm or garden. Pest pressure can be one of the biggest challenges in organic [...]
Healthy Soil Healthy Plants Healthy People
Join us for a fun fall tour of Bellfound Farm and a facilitated women’s workshop on healthy soil, healthy plants, and healthy people! Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthy-soil-healthy-plants-healthy-people-tickets-77961507969 This workshop is designed [...]
Get SepticSmart, September 16th – 20th
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared Sept. 16-20, 2019 SepticSmart Week! While the City of Indianapolis continues to work to extend sanitary sewer systems many of us (approximately [...]
Pond Edge Enhancement Workshop – Sept 14, 2019
Join experts from the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District, City of Indianapolis Office of Land Stewardship, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Eco Logic for a pond [...]
Cover Crops for the Garden – IPL Pike Branch – Aug 24, 2019
Join Kevin Allison, Marion County SWCD Soil Health Specialist, at the Indianapolis Public Library - Pike Branch for a presentation on Cover Crops for the Garden! Learn how to [...]
A Tale of Two Rain Gardens
By John Hazlett; SWCD District Manager Last month our district saw the culmination of two rain garden “rehab” projects where we worked with a variety of non-traditional partners to [...]
Drainage and Flooding Problems? Indianapolis Reaches Top 10 Wettest
According to Wish TV weather we are experiencing one of the wettest years on record. Our rainfall has reached over 27 inches so far, well above the average 19.79” to [...]
Natives and Invasives
Despite the recent damp and chilly weather, Spring is here in central Indiana! I love going out into my yard in early Spring and seeing the Bloodroot finally bloom, [...]