NRCS -Clay District Conservationist Mariah Sweet

Please contact office or go to website below to see what programs are offered thru USDA:

www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/in/home/

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        CWI COST SHARE GRANT 

 
The Clay and Vigo County SWCD staff worked together to submit for this CWI grant. Being awarded this grant gives us the opportunity to help with the struggle of sedimentation and nutrients entering into the Otter Creek.  By offering the above mentioned best management programs we can help reduce erosion and sedimentation in the Otter Creek Watershed., which will help the Otter Creek off of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management 303d list (impaired water body) If you own  a small farm or a large farm, give us a call so we can verify what part of the watershed your farm is in and to get the application and information to you or you can  can download application below and bring into office.
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CWI COST SHARE APPLICATION

​Practices Offered Thru CWI:
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• forage/pasture planting,
• Exclusion fencing
• livestock access control
• heavy use area protection
• livestock stream crossing
• Livestock pipeline/watering facility
• Access Road
• field borders
• filter strip
• riparian forest/herbaceous buffer
• conservation cover
• cover crops
• tree/shrub establishment
• wildlife habitat planting.

319 Lower Eel Watershed Grant

Laura Demerest 319 Watershed Coordinator- laura@watershed-alliance.org

​go to website and see map of watershed:  https://watershed-alliance.org/lower-eel-river-watershed-lerw/

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319 Otter Creek Watershed

www.ouabachelandconservancy.org/otter-creek/