Work With Nature
This is a difficult post to write with so many factors affecting the farm in play. It is even more difficult with your farm business on the line. We have been through both low and high milk prices and high Read More
Natural Buffers in Construction
Welcome back to another edition of Blogging BMP’s! I hope that you have been able to keep your emotions in check as you tune into your favorite weather forecaster, or as ABC 57’s Tom Coomes puts it, the local farmer’s Read More
Neighborhood Construction
Welcome back to another edition of Blogging BMP’s! I hope everyone has been taking advantage of the unseasonably warm temperatures we have been experiencing here in good old Elkhart County. I remember as a kid feeling so invigorated as the Read More
Building Water Quality One Day at a Time
Well, last month I mentioned the 2022-2023 Stormwater Calendars were coming out and guess what they are here, and we have locations listed on where you can pick them up. The Countywide Stormwater calendars began in 2008 and you have Read More
BMPs of the Past, Present, and Future
Welcome back to another edition of Blogging BMP’s. As a conservationist here in Elkhart County, I find myself wading through the proverbial weeds of environmental practices, both common and uncommon, on a regular basis. Our purpose here at the SWCD Read More
Trees in Construction
Welcome back to another edition of Blogging BMP’s. This may seem difficult to believe, but summer has come to an end and another fall is upon us. Last year I talked about the window of opportunity we have this time Read More