Text and Photos By Deb Patterson InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — While the sun stayed hidden under clouds, and a few rain drops fell, all ages gathered at the annual Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Earth Day Festival today, Saturday, May 6. Those who came to the festival experienced some fun, … Read More
Lucas Reed, Mark Montel and Aleah Southworth were recipients of special awards at the 66th annual Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14.
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Read MoreKOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County SWCD still has trees available through their annual tree sale. They are offering a 25 percent discount on bundles of 10 and 20 and are now offering individual trees for purchase at $2 per tree. The species available for purchase are Concolor Fir, … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District has new plat books for sale and they include many new features. The new books include the following: Landowner maps that concentrate on rural landownership with detailed acreage information, parcel boundaries and section lines. Each map includes highways, roads, waterways, railways … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — To assist landowners with pollinator plantings, an early-evening workshop is set for 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Koinonia Nature Preserve, 6170 S 650 E, Pierceton. This workshop will focus on how to start with a pollinator planting and will cover site selection, site preparation, and … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Dr. Jennifer Tank, a Galla professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, will be the keynote speaker at the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Meeting. The event will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Champagne Jam, 2517 E. … Read More
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that 115 high-impact projects across all 50 states, including Indiana, will receive more than $370 million as part of the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Kosciusko County SWCD will be a partner in two of those programs: The University of Notre … Read More
Cover Crop use is gaining popularity as a conservation management tool that not only protects soils over the winter, but captures and recycles nutrients the following cropping year. On Saturday, April 5, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, a Cover Crop Workshop will be held to share information about … Read More
The Kosciusko and Whitley County Soil and Water Conservation District offices will be hosting the 10th Annual Indoor Pasture Walk from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the Whitko Middle School located in Larwill. The meeting is open to the public, with no registration fee … Read More
Charlie Adams, an award winning former television sportscaster, was the keynote speaker for the 2014 annual Kosciusko County SWCD meeting Tuesday. He concluded the evening with humor and inspirational stories including a few from his experiences in Kosciusko County when sportscaster for WSBT. The Oxford, Miss., native and … Read More
It’s been an exciting and successful year for the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District having achieved numerous accomplishments. Some of those accomplishments were recognized through recognition and conservation awards at a banquet held Tuesday night. Awards were presented to Kylie Fleming, Jake Templin, Kevin Schlipf, Aaron … Read More
