Elkhart County Soil & Water Conservation District
Our mission is to assist land users and other agencies in the wise use of natural resources in Elkhart County.
Steve Schweisberger Steve will be speaking on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at Pay Dirt IN-Field Steve Schweisberger is a native of Bremen where he was active in the Bremen FFA and a ten year 4-H member in Marshall County. Steve Read More
By JORDAN FOUTS jfouts@elkharttruth.comFeb 28, 2023 https://www.elkharttruth.com/news/storm-water-board-gets-infiltrationdemo/article_ba0b4d11-d0e0-513b-9f7f-e9bd8f7e3aa2.html GOSHEN — As water came down in sheets outside, the Elkhart County Storm Water Board got a look at soil conservation methods put into practice during its meeting Monday.Jim Hess, manager of the Read More
The Elkhart County Soil & Water Conservation District has had the honor of receiving The Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence under the Land use/Conservation category for the development and continuation of their Storm Water Alliance Management Program (SWAMP). The Indiana Read More
Have you ever shoveled soil in your backyard and dug up a bunch of worms? Worms have a symbiotic relationship with soil, meaning that the soil and the worms benefit each other. Soil provides protection, habitat, and nutrients for the Read More
Welcome back to another edition of Blogging BMP’s! I wish that I could say this edition was being composed under better circumstances than last month, but unfortunately it is quite the opposite. Covid 19 is still dominating our lives. We Read More
A monthly Blog discussing the Best Management Practices (BMP’s) that must be used to aid in erosion and sediment control Welcome to the first edition of Blogging BMP’s where we discuss the various best management practices used on construction sites Read More