Hoosier Heartland RC&D Council

Hoosier Heartland: Alive and Well

Thanks to the hard work of our many volunteers and the great generosity of the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District, Hoosier Heartland is still going strong. You can reach us at the contact info below, though if you call, be patient; the phone will go right to voicemail and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

Our committees are getting back into the swing of things and we have wonderful chairpersons to thank for that! It will soon be time to start planning for next year, so please contact us if you are interested in attending one of our committee meetings. And speaking of meetings, the next full council meeting will be held September 19, so mark your calendars - we'll post info right here closer to the date.

How to contact us: The old phone and web information is just the same. We have re-located to the district office on the south side of Indianapolis - 6960 South Gray Rd. Suite C, Indianapolis, IN 46237 (just off Southport Rd. and I65). Drop us a line!

WHAT'S NEW!
 

NEW!! Tree Fact Sheets

New Tree Fact Sheets are now available on the Plant A Million website under Resources and Education. Visit the Plant A Million website for more information.

Natural Resource Enterprises Program
The Natural Resource Enterprises (NRE) Program was established to educate non-industrial private landowners about sustainable natural resource enterprises and compatible habitat management practices. The Natural Resource Enterprises Program is focused on effectively delivering information to landowners and community leaders that will encourage informed decision-making regarding the management of land and enterprises. The NRE program was originally established by the Mississippi State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Cooperative Extension Service at MSU. The Natural Resources Enterprise Program in Indiana is coordinated by Purdue University Department of Forestry Natural Resources and Indiana Farm Bureau in partnership with Mississippi State University Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Update--IPL Golden Eagle Environmental Grants—The Hoosier Heartland RC&D Council has been awarded a grant from the IPL Golden Eagle Environmental Grants. Thank you to all who voted…you made the difference!  

Rain Garden Fact Sheet "Rain Garden Maintenance ." To download the fact sheet and others about Rain Gardens, visit the Urban Committee page.

HHRC&D fact sheet  (2011). Visit the News page for more information.

HHRC&D committee meetings schedule 2011. Please visit the Calendar page.

HHRC&D 2011 Board of Directors. Visit the Contact Us page for more information.

Spring Edition of  Backyard Conservation Newsletter

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Information on the Use and Care of Aging Septic Systems. Visit the Rural Matters Committee page for more information.

Help Available for Farmers Fighting Damaged, Wet Fields

USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that Indiana NRCS has $6.5 million dollars available in Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) funding for 2011.  WRP is the federal government's largest wetlands restoration program.  Through it NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners and Indian Tribes to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands that have been degraded or converted for agricultural uses.

For more information about WRP and to find out the 2011 GARC rates for your county, visit the Indiana NRCS WRP Web site at: http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/WRP/WRPhomepage.html Interested producers should contact their NRCS district conservationist at a USDA Service Center to determine eligibility. Visit http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/directory/field_offices.html to find the nearest USDA Service Center.  Visit the News page for more details and contact information.

Tree Selection Guide for Indiana Recommendations by Indiana’s City Foresters & IDNR, Community & Urban Forestry. Find alternatives with characteristics and tolerances similar to planting Ash trees. To download the guides, visit the Forestry Committee page.

Check out the new National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Council’s Website

RCD Proclamation Week 2010

News Relase: To download these news release, visit the News page.

Rain Garden- New Attraction at Marion County Fairgrounds.

Thousand Cankers Disease Discovered in East Tennessee

To view the 2010 Annual Report, visit the About Us page.

To view the New Area Plan, visit the About Us page.

HHRC&D By-laws

Click here to download a PDF.

Information about Building Your Own Rain Garden Now Available!

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Learn More About Our Program to Plant A Million Trees in Central Indiana
Visit the new, enhanced Plant a Million Web site, it is rich with fact sheets and much more!  You can join others in improving the tree canopy in central Indiana.