2025 Friend of Extension
By Kevin Allison, Soil Health Specialist The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District is the proud recipient of the Purdue Extension - Marion County 2025 Friend of Extension [...]
Join Us for our Fall Workshop at Indy Urban Acres
Our fall workshop is off to a great start and coming up on Friday 10/24 we have the culmination of a workshop series with Indy Urban Acres funded by our [...]
Street Trees – an overlooked stormwater management practice
According to a 2025 Arbor Day Foundation's Harris Poll Tree Canopy 2025 survey, 95% of Americans find value in trees, and 87% say that trees and green spaces have a [...]
Construction Stormwater Inspection Guidelines
By Robert Kendall, SWCD Urban Conservationist In May, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) led a Regulatory Inspections, Compliance, and Enforcement training session at the Indiana MS4 Partnership [...]
Permeable Pavement – Helpful Option for Small Lots
By Julie Farr, Resource Conservationist Some of my toughest drainage problems to solve involve homes on small lots. There is little space between the homes, and the front and [...]
Stewardship Week: April 27th to May 4th
2025 is the 70th Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Conservation Education and the theme for this special year is “Home is Where the Habitat Is”. From the Dust Bowl Years through [...]
Lessons Learned at IASWCD Annual Conference
By Robert Kendall, MCSWCD Urban Conservationist I attended the two-day Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ Annual Conference in late January, which provided valuable networking opportunities to benefit [...]
Join Us for Our 55th Annual Meeting
Come celebrate the 55th Annual Meeting of the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District! Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Time: 6 PM to 8 PM Location: Bethany Lutheran [...]
Start Your Own Native Plants this Winter
As native plants are often ideal for helping to keep soil in place and also are great at filtering stormwater runoff because of their dense or deep root systems, [...]
The Mark
The following story is from a former employee of the Marion County SWCD who worked for us for many years before starting his own consulting business. As we begin the [...]