VANDERBURGH COUNTY SWCD
     (SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
          Temporarily in the Boonville Service Center
         1124 S 8th Street
         Boonville, IN 47601
         (812) 897-2840 Ext 6 
         FAX: (812) 897-2859
         Office Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
         Monday thru Friday

 

USEFUL LINKS                                                              Home
 http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/Soil%20Health/soil_health.html
http://www.farmersfeedingtheworld.org
www.nature.org/magazine/spring2007/features/art20071.html The Spring 2007 edition of The Nature Conservancy's national magazine features a story titled "Green fields:  How the Farm Bill, conceived in Dust Bowl desperation, became one of the world's most powerful forces for conservation".
 Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts IASWCD
Indiana State Department of Agriculture   ISDA 
National Association of Conservation Districts NACD
Indiana District Employee Association IDEA
Vanderburgh 4-H Center
Natural Resource Conservation Service NRCS
 Indiana NRCS Agronomy
 Indiana's Conservation Tillage
InitiativeConservation Security Program
 Indiana Department Natural Resources IDNR
Fish & Wildlife Brochures  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/database/technotes.html
Four Rivers Resource Conservation And Development Area, Inc. RC&D
Farm Service Agency FSA
Extension Service Local ES   State ES
Good Private Forest Owner Website   www.conservationforestry.org.

WATER LINKS
 http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3356.htm  Pond Management Website Link
ces.purdue.edu/HENV/   Purdue Website on septic (check this site frequently for new publications & resources)
 Water Quality                   
Evansville Filtration Plant
 Evansville CSO
The USEPA Office of Water
 USEPA Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water
 Center for Disease Control and Prevention
 Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Rivers Institute at Hanover College
 Vanderburgh Co. Health Department

FARM SAFETY

Safety With Farm Tractors:  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/S/S-56.html
Beware of Machine Hazards:  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/S/S-73.html
Beware of Flowing Grain Dangers:  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/S/S-77.html

PURDUE "PEST & CROP" NEWSLETTER   http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/ext/targets/p&c/index2004.htm
Accumulation by Annual Grass Weeds in Roundup Ready Corn Production   http://www.btny.purdue.edu/weedscience/ .

Wildlife Website (Everything Wildlife e-newsletter)  http://www.purdue.edu/wildlife/

Tree Owners Manual www.treeownersmanual.info

New Water Page for Kids  http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html

 Pollution Complains    http://www.in.gov/idem/pollutioncomplaints/

Atrazine and Drinking Water: Understanding the Needs of Farmers and Citizens http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Pubs/PPP/PPP-66.pdf

Atrazine Use/Weed Management Strategies to Protect Surface Water Quality http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Pubs/PPP/PPP-67.pdf

Learn more about Land Use in Indiana  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/anr/landuse/landuse2/issues.html

America's Ag News Source http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/site/index.cfm

INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY  http://www.indiana.edu/~igs
Visit the IGS web page to see a wide range of informational resources including:
          Descriptions of IGS research projects
         Access to maps and databases
         Answers to frequently asked questions
         Information about geology
         Lesson plans for teaching geology
         Staff information and phone numbers

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