Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District
To Promote the Wise Use of our Soil, Water, and Related Natural Resources
Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District
To Promote the Wise Use of our Soil, Water, and Related Natural Resources
Free pancake & sausage breakfast. Presentations on Clean Water Indiana with Larry Clemens, State Director, The Nature Conservancy; State Soil Conservation Board
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Rainfall, Runoff, Climate Change, and Floodplain Mapping with Rod Renkenberger, Director, Maumee River Basin Commission and Michael Fruchey, Allen County Surveyor!
Everyone is welcome!
Join us for Cover Crop Termination! This is your opportunity to learn how to successfully terminate, gain tips for successful sowing, and more. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome!
Eco Fest is inviting the Fort Wayne community to “go green” at its fourth annual event. Highlighting over 100 local businesses, non-profit organizations, and food vendors, this event is made for everyone – not just those with a current understanding or passion for green efforts. Eco Fest will take place on Sunday, May 19 from […]
Town & Country Tours provide an opportunity for urban and other non-ag residents, to gain a better understanding of today’s modern agriculture, both large and small scale, and to provide farmers and ag retailers insight into the “non-farmer” perspective of water quality. Join the Maumee Watershed Alliance and Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District […]
Celebrate Soil Health with the Allen County Soil & Water Conservation District and our partners!
Tour a composting facility:
Reduce the amount of food waste that ends up in the landfill by exploring the different methods of composting for the home, garden, or farm at any scale.
Learn how to build a pallet compost bin, try the composting toilet, save your leaves for a leaf mold mulch, and screen compost for a finer quality amendment.
How you treat your soil matters! Take a look at different soil samples and how they are managed to see the difference in soil structures and creatures!
Land Management Practices:
Explore the world beneath our feet through hands on activities!
Turn your food & yard waste into a nutrient rich amendment for cultivating food. Talk to experts to learn how, why, and when is too much compost a bad thing.
November board meeting location has not been decided. Please check back closer to meeting date.
