Conservation INsight
July 6, 2022
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SWCD STAFF!
Don't miss this valuable meeting and gathering of ISDA, NRCS and SWCD Staff.
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July 13 is the DEADLINE
TO REGISTER FOR LUNCH
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2022 ISDA/NRCS/SWCD
Partnership Meeting
for Staff
July 28 in Hendricks County
9:30am - 2:30pm
(Check-in 8:30am-9:15am)
$12/person (includes lunch)
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P2 (Pollinator Partnership) is developing a new partnership with NRCS and they want to learn more about your pollinator-related needs at Soil and Water Conservation Districts to enhance habitat across Indiana. Your P2 - Indiana NRCS liaison is Joanna Scott, you can reach her at: joanna@pollinator.org.
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"Stormwater Permitting Processes and Impacts on Districts" - Recorded Session Now Available
IASWCD hosted this recorded session with staff from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) regarding changes in their stormwater permitting processes and impacts on districts. The recording of that webinar, as well as additional resources, can be found on the IASWCD website, under the “For Districts” tab.
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Summer District Meetings
in August for all 92 Indiana SWCDs
IASWCD and ISDA are planning four Summer District Meetings. Attend the night that is most convenient for you and your district. Time for dinner and networking will be included.
Presentations:
Dan Griffith, Keynote Speaker,
will present on "Strategies for Addressing Difficult Conversations"
and
Jerry Raynor, NRCS, and Julia Wickard, FSA, will present and lead discussion on Farm Bill 2023
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Meetings are from 5:30-8:30 pm
(with check-in at 5 pm) (ET)
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August 25 - City of Greensburg Gov't Building (Decatur County); Register: https://bit.ly/SDM_Aug25 DEADLINE TO REGISTER: AUG 11
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Indiana’s District Showcase Award
Nominations due by July 29
The District Showcase Award is designed to highlight the success of local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) in the Hoosier state. The award focus allows Districts the opportunity to share new project ideas or better ways to design and implement existing conservation projects, etc. The award is sponsored by the Indiana Conservation Partnership.
Applications for the 2022 Indiana District Showcase Award are now open! The application is online and must be completed by July 29, 2022. Questions? Contact Amy Work (amy-work@iaswcd.org)
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Wetlands Education Workshops:
A collaboration of the Indiana Silver Jackets and various federal and state partners
MEETING DATES & LOCATIONS:
MEETING 1: MUSCATATUCK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
9:00AM–12:00PM MEETING: MUSCATATUCK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE VISITOR CENTER
ADDRESS: 12985 E. U.S. HWY 50, SEYMOUR, IN 47274
1:30PM–3:00PM WETLAND TOUR: MUSCATATUCK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE*
ADDRESS (VISITOR CENTER): 12985 E. U.S. HWY 50, SEYMOUR, IN 47274
MEETING 2: PROPHETSTOWN STATE PARK | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022
10:00AM–11:30AM WETLAND TOUR: PROPHETSTOWN STATE PARK*
ADDRESS: 4112 E. STATE ROAD 225, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906
1:00PM–4:00PM MEETING: PURDUE UNIVERSITY
ADDRESS: 610 PURDUE MALL, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47907
MEETING 3: EAGLE MARSH NATURE PRESERVE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022
9:00AM-12:00PM MEETING: LC NATURE PARK
ADDRESS (EDUCATION CENTER): 9744 ABOITE RD., ROANOKE, IN 46783
1:30PM-3:00PM WETLAND TOUR: EAGLE MARSH NATURE PRESERVE
ADDRESS: 6801 ENGLE RD., FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
MEETING 4: GOOSE POND FISH & WILDLIFE AREA | TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
10:00AM–11:30AM WETLAND TOUR: GOOSE POND FISH & WILDLIFE AREA
ADDRESS (VISITOR CENTER): 13540 W COUNTY ROAD 400 S, LINTON, IN 47441
1:00PM-4:00PM MEETING: BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
ADDRESS: 125 S FRANKLIN ST., BLOOMFIELD, IN 47424
SIGN UP
· YOUR NAME
· EMAIL OR PHONE NUMBER FOR CONTACTING ABOUT THE MEETING
· WHICH MEETING YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
· IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE WETLAND TOUR
· ANY SPECIFIC ACCOMMODATIONS YOU WILL NEED
CONTACT INFORMATION
FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
JENNIFER STROMBERG BRANDON R. BRUMMETT
PROJECT MANAGER OUTREACH COORDINATOR
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, LRL U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, LRL
PHONE: (502) 315-6780 PHONE: (502) 649-3190
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SWCD Resolution Submission
Resolutions to be considered at the 2023 IASWCD Annual Business Meeting in Indianapolis at the Westin on January 10, 2023 must be submitted by emailing the form to Joe Schmees, or through the online form. Deadline: end of business on September 16, 2022. Resolutions will be reviewed by the IASWCD committee and returned in final version to all SWCDs by November 1, for consideration at local board meetings prior to the Annual Business Meeting. A summary of the resolution process can be found on the IASWCD website, Annual Conference webpage. If you have any questions, please reach out to Joe or any of the IASWCD board members.
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Special thanks to these 37 Indiana SWCDs
who have paid annual dues to IASWCD (as of 6-29-22)
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Adams
Daviess
Dearborn
Delaware
Elkhart
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Howard
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Jackson
Jay
Knox
Kosciusko
LaGrange
Lawrence
Marion
Newton
Orange
Owen
Pike
Porter
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Ripley
Shelby
St. Joseph
Steuben
Tipton
Vermillion
Vigo
Wabash
Warren
Warrick
Washington
Wells
White
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CCSI Newsletter and Soil Health Events |
INField Advantage
Sign-ups Now Open!
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Urban Soil Health Program News |
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Save the Date! Beginning Farmer Tours
Four different locations
and four different topics:
July 19
August 25
September 7
October 11
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NACD's Spring 2022 edition of The Resource has arrived!
In this latest edition, you'll find updates from NACD on:
- The expanded Urban Agriculture Conservation grant program
- Healthy Soils, Healthy Life: NACD's recent Stewardship Week
- An updated Community Wildfire Desk Guide
- And more!
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NGLI 2023 Cohort Applications Now Open!
The goal of the NCF - NGLI is to equip conservation district leaders with the tools to become national leaders through personal, civic, and organizational leadership development.The application period for the 2023 National Conservation Foundation’s (NCF), Next Generation Leadership Institute (NGLI) is open July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.
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Registration Now Open!
2022 Indiana District Employee Association Conference
Oct. 25-27
Abe Martin Lodge, Nashville, IN
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ISDA Newsletter:
Indiana Agriculture Insider
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Grants Management Workshop
July 12 @10 AM EDT
For the best learning experience, please join this training live.
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Webinar: Soil Health Dos and Dont's
Presented by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Science and Technology
National Technology Support Centers
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Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for Farmers to Serve on Local County Committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction. This may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area. County committee members make important decisions about how Federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2022 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1, 2022.
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Volunteers: Help DNR collect turkey brood reports
Conservation Partners - We know that your organization is dedicated to conservation and that many of your staff and members are avid outdoor enthusiasts, too. We could use your help reporting turkey broods statewide by sharing this call for volunteers via your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts.
Each summer, Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife compiles observations of wild turkey broods (hens with poults) and hens without broods during July and August to obtain an estimate of the annual wild turkey Production Index.
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Indiana Outdoor News: MyDNR |
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Discussion Leader Opportunity with Women4theLand
Women4theLand is inviting any female staff person interested in becoming a discussion leader with the W4L program. View the video linked below to learn more about how this initiative works throughout the state to provide women conservation information and resources. The first half of the video is an introduction and will be useful for any new conservation employees and supervisors. The second half of the video addresses what is involved with being a discussion leader. If interested, please contact Heather Bacher, state coordinator, at hbacher@women4theland.org
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Featured Pledge:
Waterfowl Management
Geese, swans, and ducks may seem like a beautiful and natural part of a lakeside environment. You may enjoy them so much that you even spend time feeding them or otherwise encouraging them to spend time on your property or in local parks – but overly large waterfowl populations can actually cause several problems for humans, water quality, and other wildlife.
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2022 Indiana Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) Conference: INVASIVE SPECIES AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
August 17 - In-Person Conference
August 18-20 - Statewide Field Days
Click the link below for agenda, cost
and all the details.
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Listening Session for the Ohio River Basin:
A Community Listening Session for People in the 14-state Ohio River Region
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Eastern) via Zoom
Thursday, July 28
What water pollution problems are you most concerned about in your community and in the Ohio River Basin? What solutions should be prioritized? Join us to make sure your voice is heard. Help set priorities to clean up and restore the Ohio River, its tributaries, and surrounding habitats.
The regional restoration plan will be delivered to the U.S. Congress in 2023, with the goal of securing new federal investments to implement the plan and to provide clean, safe, and affordable water to every person in the region.
Community input is vital to the plan. The National Wildlife Federation and Ohio River Basin Alliance are hosting a series of listening sessions to get input on the plan from local community residents, advocates, and organizations, so that local priorities can be reflected in the plan. If you have questions, please reach out to Meredith Seibold at seiboldm@nwf.org.
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Monthly Newsletter:
The Drop
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STAR Annual Report
Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources (STAR) has concluded its third year of reporting conservation efforts around the state of Illinois through the Crop Year 2021 STAR Annual Report. The report features a summary of conservation efforts, environmental impacts, and growth of the STAR initiative.
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Conservation Partners Program: Grant Opportunity
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and The J.M. Smucker Co., the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award competitive grants to accelerate the voluntary adoption of regenerative agriculture principles and conservation practices on private working lands in priority geographic areas. Grant recipients will provide technical assistance to interested farmers and ranchers to develop management plans, design and implement best practices, participate in Farm Bill programs, and share their experiences and lessons learned.
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2022 Pesticide Clean Sweep Project
The 2022 Pesticide Clean Sweep Project sponsored by the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) offers statewide collection sites in August in Wabash, Bartholomew, Daviess, Randolph, Porter and Hendricks counties in August. This is a great way for farmers, public and private schools, ag dealers, nurseries, golf courses, cities, towns, municipalities, county units of government and others to dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, unusable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (weed killers, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.) for free (up to 250 pounds per participant). Those wanting to participate are required to complete and submit a planning form by mail, e-mail or fax by August 5, 2022 to Nathan Davis.
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Job Postings :
Current list of Conservation Job Opportunities now posted on the IASWCD website.
Note: Job Postings can be submitted to Amy Work at: amy-work@iaswcd.org . Please include job description and deadline to apply in a single PDF file or with a link.
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Upcoming Conservation Events:
July 12 - Grants Management workshop, ISDA
July 28 - ISDA/NRCS/SWCD Partnership Meeting
July 29 - District Showcase Award applications due
July 31-August 3 - SWCS International Conference
August 10 - River Friendly Farmer Award Ceremony
August 17 - CISMA Conference, in-person
August 18-20 - CISMA Conf Field Days
August 23 - Summer District Meeting
August 24 - Upper Wabash River....field day
August 25 - Summer District Meeting
August 29 - Summer District Meeting
August 31 - Summer District Meeting
Sept 1 - Soil Health Field Day, Clay Co
Sept 7 - New Cover Crops & Old Eqpmnt, Porter Co
Sept 7-8 - Indiana Water Summit
*As more events begin to take place in person, please check the individual hosting organization's website and/or Facebook page for the latest information on locations, guidelines and details. Thank you.
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