Converting Invasives to Natives in the Home Landscape: A Homeowner’s Perspective
By John Hazlett, District Manager My family and I recently moved to a new home from the east side to the north side of Indy, and I have been [...]
Great Benefits of Bioswales
If you have a drainage swale across your property, need to move water to or from a rain garden, are concerned about water quality, local flooding issues, wildlife, and providing [...]
Upcoming Rain Garden Workshops
As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers”, and this Spring certainly hasn’t disappointed in that regard. An important project for creating habitat and addressing drainage issues is implementing [...]
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 [...]