SWCD Resources

  

Backyard Terraces

Composting

Edge Feathering

Filter Strips

Invasive Plants

Land Grading

Mulching

Native Plants

Native Planting in Shady Areas

Nutrient Management

Pest Management

Porous Pavement

Rain Barrels

Rain Gardens

Tree Planting

Stream Bank Stabilization

Water Conservation

Wetlands

Wildlife Habitat

  

 
Our Address &
Phone, Fax:

1101 W Main St Ste N Greenfield, IN 46140
 

Phone:317-462-2283 #3  
Fax: 317-462-0769

  

SWCD Staff:

Cindy Newkirk;      

District Administrator...
Technician...
Environmental Educator  

Alice Bogemann:
Office Assistant

NRCS Staff

Ashley Linville         

NRCS District Conservationist

In Indiana, a Soil and Water Conservation District is a subdivision of State Government and is responsible for soil and water conservation programs within its boundaries. The purposes of the SWCD is to provide information about soil, water, and related natural resource conservation; identify and prioritize local soil and water resource concerns; and connect land users to sources of educational, technical, and financial assistance to implement conservation practices and technologies.  Established May 24,1954.

Our current Board of Supervisors and Associate Supervisors are:  

Supervisors:

Jeanie Foster, Chair

Ray Helms

Mike Conner

John Moran

Gerald Mercer

Associate Supervisors: 

Tom Nigh, Alice Bogemann, Tom Roney,
Brian Gandy, Dave Huffman  

Cover Crop Field Day
April 2013

Click here for more information. (coming soon)

 

© 2012 Hancock SWCD
Cindy Newkirk, District Administrator planting 26 Hardwood trees at Beckenholdt Family Park, May 24, 2011

HANCOCK COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Drilling our Cover Crop Plot