We will be hosting our 81st Annual Meeting on March 6, 2023 at the Highland Woods Community Center. RSVPs are requested and can be made by calling 812-882-8210 x 3 by February 22.
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Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: February 2023 Update
The Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District will be holding its Annual Meeting at Highland Woods Community Center on March 6, 2023, at 6:30PM. This event is free to attend but reservations are required by February 22 and can be made by calling the SWCD office at (812) 882-8210 ext. 3. Christopher Nettles will… Continue reading
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: January 2023 Update
Our next Watershed Steering Committee Meeting will be at the SWCD office on January 31, 2023. We will be meeting at noon in the conference room. For more information or if you have questions or concerns with any water quality issues in Snapp/Kelso or Smalls Creek, please let me know at Christopher.nettles@nacdnet.net . Water quality… Continue reading
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: December 2022 Update
As 2022 comes to an end, I will be updating the water quality data with everything that has been collected so far. We had an informative meeting earlier this month with Dick Vermillion, Knox County Surveyor, about what’s happening in the watershed. If you have questions or concerns with any water quality issues in Snapp/Kelso… Continue reading
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: November 2022 Update
We will be holding our next steering committee meeting at noon on Wednesday December 7, 2022. We will be hearing from Dick Vermillion, Knox County Surveyor about what’s happening in the watershed. All are welcome and if you are interested in attending, please contact me at Christopher.nettles@nacdnet.net for more details. Water quality monitoring within the… Continue reading
KCSWCD Customer Appreciation Day & FSA Open House Tomorrow!
The Knox County SWCD will be hosting a joint Customer Appreciation Day & Open House with the Farm Service Agency tomorrow, November 16th, at the Vincennes USDA Service Center (604 S. Quail Run Rd., Vincennes, IN) from 11 am to 1 pm. Learn about the NRCS Soil Health Trailer and visit with office staff and… Continue reading
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: October 2022 Update
Water quality monitoring within the watershed is continuing on a monthly basis. A map of the watershed can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/5n88upmx . Data can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/y38j9kjv . We have completed the stream assessments and the results will be entered into the data site soon. The next steering committee meeting will be on… Continue reading
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: September 2022 Update
Water quality monitoring within the watershed is continuing on a monthly basis. A map of the watershed can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/5n88upmx . Data can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/y38j9kjv . We have been working on stream assessments, which is when we sample for macroinvertebrates living in the streams. Based on the types of macroinvertebrates that… Continue reading
Monarch Madness Coming Up on 9/24
Join us for the fourth annual Monarch Madness event on Saturday, September 24th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Fox Ridge Nature Park (1364 N. Hillcrest Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591)! We will have nets ready for catching and tagging migrating monarch butterflies. There will also be local organizations with displays, giveaways, and refreshments. For… Continue reading