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“Man - despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments - owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) are governmental subdivisions of the state of Indiana. They are local self governing organizations which promote the protection of soils from erosion and the conservation of water. In Indiana we have 92 Soil & Water Conservation Districts, one for each county. Each district is administered by a local board of five supervisors. Three of the supervisors are elected and two are appointed.
A district is legally responsible for soil and water conservation within its boundaries. It has the important function of providing direction to and making policy for guiding governmental agencies and public organizations which assist the district and its cooperators in solving soil and water problems.
Our Mission
To provide the public with 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 education, technical and financial assistance to implement conservation practices and technologies.