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About

For over 70 years, Soil and Water Conservation Districts have led communities in making sound decisions about the use and care of natural resources.

Hendricks County Soil and Water Conservation District is an agency that works with the county’s citizens and organizations to conserve our natural resources. The SWCD works closely with all partners in the Indiana Conservation Partnership.

Our mission is to provide education, technical assistance and leadership to the public and landowners; to conserve soil, water and all natural resource.

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Watch a video about our work!

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 COnservation

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Soil

We work on conservation efforts that preserve and build topsoil and improve soil health. Soil health is an approach to managing soil to its optimum potential. Healthy soils are a key component of environmental and agricultural resilience.

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Water

Our agency helps landowners and land users conserve the water, improve water quality, and reduce runoff and pollution from farms and urban environments.

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Natural resources

Conservation and responsible stewardship of all natural resources is the foundation of the SWCD’s work in the county.

 

Services

We focus on conservation throughout Hendricks County.

 
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Whole-Farm Conservation Planning

The SWCD works closely with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), and other agencies in the Indiana Conservation Partnership to help you develop conservation plans for multiple aspects of your farm. We provide technical assistance, site visits, and additional resources.

 
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Annual Native Tree Sale

The SWCD hosts an annual native tree sale offering 3 gallon containerized trees. All trees are $30 no matter the species. The SWCD is available to help you with species selection and planting instructions.

 
Construction

Construction Stormwater General Permit

Butler Fairman and Seufert are contracted through the SWCD to review construction plans, and help implement the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and conduct general construction stormwater permit work. We work together to provide technical assistance to improve construction sites’ impact on soil and water quality. 

Need to submit plans for review? Plans can be electronically submitted to SGroce@bfsengr.com

check out the hendricks County partnership for water quality facebook to keep up on stormwater education, resources and events.

2024 Upcoming Events

 

Porter FArm

 
 

About

Porter Farm was established in 2019 as a working veteran farm and demonstration space. The farm is a partnership between Indiana Farmer Veteran Coalition and Hendricks County Soil and Water Conservation District. The farm is currently being farmed by veteran tenants and hosts workshops for the community on various small farm and urban farm topics.

Conservation Practices

Currently the farm produces vegetables, meat chickens, sheep, berries and honey. All of these products are maintained and grown with conservation practices such as cover crops, no-till, mulching and rotational grazing. Porter has a host of native plantings for pollinators and also a raingarden to improve water infiltration and water quality.

2024 porter workshops

Workshops are held the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm

  • April 11th

    • Soil Testing

  • May 9th

    • Rain Barrels

  • June 13th

    • Fruit and Berries

  • August 8th

    • Farm Conservation Planning

  •  September 12th

    • Livestock Fencing

  • Date TBD

    • Vital Water

Contact Us

 

Our Office

195 Meadow Drive, Suite 2
Danville, Indiana 46122

Call us:
317-745-2555 ext. 3

 

PUBLIC MEETINGS

The public is encouraged to attend our monthly board meetings, held at 7:30am on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Occasionally, we will move the time up or back to accommodate other district business. To find out about this month’s meeting, please call our office (317-745-2555 ex. 3).

2024 Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Fleece Insurance Inc.