MARSHALL COUNTY 
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

I am often asked, why is it so important to re-introduce native plants into our landscaping and our properties. What’s wrong with a...

This blog article is meant to be both informative and serve as an announcement. It is also overdue, it should have been written several...

According to the 4-H.org website, 4-H is America’s largest youth development organization. “Through hands-on learning, kids build not...

Being a task-oriented person, I always have a To-Do List on my desk. The problem is my list keeps growing and it takes longer and longer...

By now everyone should know that pollinators are in trouble. According to the National Park Service website this is due to several...

According to the Indiana State Department of Health brochure, private well water is unregulated by both IDEM and EPA. Well owners are...

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), an invasive species is non-native to the ecosystem and causes, or is likely to...

Marshall and St. Joseph County SWCDs recently hosted an educational workshop. Among the speakers was Melissa Widhalm from Purdue Climate...

“Despite all our artistic abilities, sophistication and accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of soil and the fact...

Kernza™ - Perennial Wheat The majority of the world’s plant-based food supply comes from annual plants. That means, every year farmers...

If the phrase carbon neutral agriculture seems like an oxymoron to you, you are not alone. Agriculture is second only to the energy...