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Overview Presentation
The Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a subdivision of local government. The district receives its statutory authority from Indiana District Law (Indiana Code IC 14-32-5-1). It is a public body which exercises public powers.
Along with our regional partners, we assist the citizens of East Central Indiana in the improvement, and wise use of soil, water, and related natural resources.
To learn more about our organization and recent accomplishments, please watch the overview presentation developed in 2023.
DCSWD in Action
16 million
Pounds of sediment kept out of local streams in 2020 due to conservation practices.
20,000
Acres in Delaware County with winter cover crops in 2020, a 700 percent increase from 2016.
5 million
The amount of funding raised by the DCSWD in the last 20 years and reinvested in the county.
3
Unsafe and unnatural lowhead dams removed or modified on the White River in since 2019.
Quarterly Events
June 13th
Board Meeting
June 15th
Conservation Crafting: Honeysuckle Earrings at MadJax Makerforce
June 29th
Indiana Invasives Species Conference at Hamilton Co. Fairgrounds
June 30th
White River Report Card Launch and Canoe Race
July 11th
Board meeting
May 22nd
Commissioners Meeting
News
Raised Beds Installed at Albany Elementary
About a dozen faculty and kids helped install raised bed gardens at Albany Elementary this June.
2023 Tree Sale Underway
Information about our tree sale (including species and sizes) can be found on our website by clicking here.
Forestry and Timber Management
Jeff Boyer, Superintendent of Davis Purdue Agricultural Center spoke at our last Annual Meeting about the farm, with a special focus on the history and management of its forests.