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**Signup for the Emergency
Conservation Program (ECP) for agricultural producers ended August 1;
however, late file applications are still being accepted.
Contact the FSA office at 736-6822 x2 to
sign up ASAP |
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Tree Sales
The Johnson County SWCD
Fall Tree sale flyer is now
online.
Please click
here for more
information.
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Johnson County Farmers win River
Friendly Farmer Award
Congratulations to Jud
Vaught & Bill Kirklin for winning the 2008 River Friendly Farmer
Award. For more information visit the link below.
http://www.iaswcd.org/district_tools/RFF/rffpage.html
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T-CAP
Treasurers Conservation Assistance Program
Once contracted under a
federal program such as ECP, EWP, EQIP, CRP, or CREP an individual
whose project is located in a disaster county (declared or
contiguous) may apply for a low interest T-CAP loan through their
typical lender. The loan is for the percentage of the project that
is not covered by cost-share.
For more information
please click
here.
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Rain Barrels
The Johnson County SWCD
is now selling rain barrels. The barrels are recycled plastic
and include the diverter kit as seen at the fair. Please click
here for
more information. The barrels cost $100, and there is a rebate
of $75 for residents of the Youngs Creek Watershed. Please
make checks for $100 per barrel, payable to "Johnson County SWCD"
Our mailing address is
550 E Jefferson St., Franklin, IN 46131
Rebate forms for eligible
Youngs Creek Watershed residents will need to be signed by purchaser
when picking up barrel(s).
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SAFE Program from USDA
The USDA introduced a new
program for wildlife habitat improvement. The SAFE (State
Acres for wildlife Enhancement) program is available now in Indiana.
For more information please see the fact sheet below.
Update: May 12, 2008,
Signup is now available. Please click the link below for more
information.
SAFE
Program |
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Please Check the
Upcoming Events Link above for all SWCD Activities |
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Newsletters
The SWCD and Watershed
newsletters for June are now online. Please click
here for
the District's newsletter page or
here
for the Watershed newsletter page.
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The
annual report
for 2007 is now online.
Conservation Times,
the districts newsletter and
Watershed Connections,
the newsletter for the Indian
Creek and Youngs Creek Watershed Projects are now online.
Please Click any
of the blue
links for one of these publications. |
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Upcoming SWCD Board Meetings
October 9, 2008
8:30am
SWCD Office |
Update
Youngs Creek Watershed and Indian
Creek Watershed
SECTION 319
GRANT FOR DUAL WATERSHED PROJECTS
In January, 2007, the Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation
District received approval of a
two-year Section 319 Grant for $275,509 through the Environmental
Protection Agency, with assistance from the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management, to implement Phase III of the Youngs Creek
Watershed Cost-Share Program and develop a Watershed Management Plan
for the Indian Creek Watershed.
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