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
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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
Snapp/Kelso and Smalls Creek Watershed: August 2022 Update
I am continuing to monitor water quality and will be adding data as I sample. I have set up a site where the data can be viewed at: https://tinyurl.com/y38j9kjv . We will be having our next Steering Committee Meeting on August 23, 2022 at 5PM at the VU Diesel Building and anyone is welcome to… Continue reading
We Are Hiring a Full-Time Resource Technician!
The Knox County SWCD is looking to hire a full-time Resource Technician (with benefits) to Assists the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and other Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) personnel in survey, design, layout and planning of conservation practices. Applications will be accepted… Continue reading