Happenings

Due to some communication errors, we will be moving the Volunteer Day to Pyramid Mound instead of Sugarloaf Mound. This Saturday,  August 23rd at 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. We will be at Pyramid Mound not Sugarloaf mound again tools will be provided, and we will be focusing on Asian Bush Honeysuckle. Pyramid Mound’s Address is… Continue reading

Everyone is welcome to join this Saturday Aug 23rd Knox County CISMA at Sugarloaf Mound for a hands-on opportunity to tackle invasive species in your community! This volunteer event is part of a local initiative to control invasive plants in Knox County’s natural areas . We’ll be removing Asian Bush Honeysuckle. Volunteers will assist staff… Continue reading

Knox County CISMA is offering a 2 for 1 sale for all of our native plants that have not been sold: 2 for $4.00. There are limited supplies of some plants and large numbers of others.  It’s first come first serve.  To place your order, please respond to Ben Burke at: Benjamin.Burke@in.nacdnet.net or call 812-882-8210 ext. 3408 Orders may be picked up at… Continue reading

Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Fox Ridge Nature Park, 11am to 2pm. There will be lots of FREE, fun, family entertainment, Monarch Tagging, Natural Resource related vendors and activities, games, food. There will also be a native plant sale for anyone wanting to spruce up their landscaping with some locally cultivated native plants. Mark your… Continue reading

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 7am at 604 S Quail Run Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591 SWCD Board Meeting AgendaJuly 16, 2025   Welcome and introductions    – Approve Consent Agenda * April meeting minutes * Treasurer’s Report * Staff Reports * Committee Reports * Correspondence – 2026 Budget   – Black Creek grant     – Rafting program     –… Continue reading

We had our final steering committee meeting in November and the grant is wrapping up soon. The 319 Planning Grant will close toward the end of December, and we will apply for an Implementation Grant mid-way through the year in 2024. Until then I will be finishing up the Watershed Management Plan and working on… Continue reading

We will be having our next steering committee meeting on November 15, 2023 at Noon, here at the SWCD office. These are public meetings, so use the contact information below for more information if you are interested in attending. The Watershed Management Plan continues to be developed. Water quality monitoring within the watershed finished up… Continue reading

The Knox County SWCD will be holding its annual Customer Appreciation Day on November 9, 2023 at 11 AM. There will be food, Ag and Natural Resource related vendors, and the NRCS Soil Health Trailer will be set up for demonstrations. Water quality monitoring within the watershed finished up this month. A map of the… Continue reading

We will be having our next steering committee meeting on September 21, 2023 at Noon, here at the SWCD office. These are public meetings, so use the contact information below for more information if you are interested in attending. Water quality monitoring within the watershed is continuing on a monthly basis and will be wrapping… Continue reading