New Year’s Resolutions for Your Land
By Julie Haxton Farr, Resource Conservationist We are well into the first quarter of the new year. Many of us have already given up on most of our New Year’s [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Conservation at the Fairgrounds
As August comes quickly to a close, our district celebrates another great year of volunteer stewardship and public education through our participation in the Pathway to Water Quality exhibit [...]
Wildergarden – A Local Resource
A perspective on Wildergarden in Broad Ripple and its relationship with the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District Guest blog by Julia Wilder of [...]
What are Stormwater Credits?
You may have wondered what the stormwater user fees are that appear on your spring and fall taxes & is there was a way to lower them? Stormwater user fees [...]
Rainscaping Education Program 2023
Join staff from Purdue Extension and Marion County SWCD for a Rainscaping workshop series starting Tuesday 10/3/2023. You'll learn how to plan, install and maintain rain gardens at your [...]
Pond Management – What to do About Fish Kills
Register Now for Our September 7th Pond Management Workshop! Fairly often in late July and August, we will receive calls from pond owners complaining of their fish dying. Fish [...]
Capturing Summer Rains in a Rain Barrel
As Springs comes to a close, we have experienced a surprising early dry spell in the Indianapolis area, with May rain totals well below the monthly average. This is a [...]
Soil Surveys
The USDA-NRCS National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) Web Soil Survey is a free, powerful online tool that allows us to draw a polygon around an area on a map [...]