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Welcome
to the Marion County Soil and Water
Conservation District Home Page. The District
works to provide technical, financial, and
educational services to help Marion County
land users conserve soil, water, and related
natural resources.
What's New in Indianapolis, IN?
Bloomington Bus Tour to Show Native Plant Areas
The “Native Plant Communities in the
Commercial Landscape” Bus Tour is scheduled for August 5, 2010. Potential
attendees need to register by July 31, 2010. Landscape architects,
project managers, and native plant nursery professionals will be on hand
to discuss each project and answer questions. For more details see
the Native Plants
in Commercial Landscapes brochure!
Groups Invited to Request
Free Clean Water Presentation
Homeowner associations, civic
organizations, and other interested groups within Marion County are
invited to request a free "conservation awareness clean water"
presentation talk for their group. See more details in the recent
"Request Water Quality & Conservation Presentation Now!" news release.
Presentation Request Forms are available in
electronic request format or
faxing or mailing request format. Contact Marilyn Hughes,
Administrative Assistant at the District by phoning 317-786-1776 or
emailing her at
marilyn-hughes@iaswcd.org with any additional questions or concerns.
See our latest SWCD Newsletter! Summer
2010
Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens Booklet Available
check out ordering the booklet, "The Blue Thumb Guide to Raingardens"
available for $18 at the office or $21 via mail. Get more details
and the
booklet order form. Also see our
Build Your
Own Rain Garden Information Sheet.
Check out our Backyard Conservation Fact Sheets
Because of many questions about around
conservation issues and home sites, our District has developed several new
backyard conservation fact sheets. Check out our info on
Invasive Species,
Native
Plants,
Tree
Planting,
Rain
Gardens,
Rain
Barrels, Wildlife
Habitat and
Water Edge Enhancements. Also see the What to do about...
Surface Drainage Around Your Home and
Sub-surface Drainage Around Your Home. Also check out the USDA-NRCS
developed Backyard Conservation Fact Sheets.
View up-to-date watershed maps for Marion County
Check out the Ongoing Watershed Projects
Central Indiana
Watersheds at
www.indywatersheds.org
Eagle Creek Watershed
Geist
Reservoir/Lower Fall creek Watershed draft plan..
Lower Fall Creek Watershed
at
www.lowerfallcreek.org/
Pleasant Run Watershed
Upper White River
Watershed Alliance
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