Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

Rock River Landing Weed Wrangle
2023-05-20 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Rock River Ridge Trailhead Parking, 2722 Rock River Ridge Rd., Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Join us as we work to remove invasive plants along the Rock River Landing Trailhead. Please bring gloves, a water bottle and wear long pants with closed toe shoes. Information on Identification and how to remove these destructive plants will also be provided.

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Office Closed
2023-05-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday May 30th.

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June SWCD Board Meeting
2023-06-01 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our June Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Community Growers of Montgomery County (CGMC) Quarterly Meeting
2023-06-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-09-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Quarterly meeting of the Community Growers of Montgomery County (CGMC). Join us if you are interested in conservation and improving your gardens health.

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Office Closed
2023-06-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed on this day in observance of Juneteenth. The office will reopen at 8 am on June 20th.

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Montgomery County CISMA Invasive Open House
2023-06-30 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-01 09:00 - 11:00 | 3177 N 175 E Crawfordsville, IN, 3177 N 175 E, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Join Montgomery County Community Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) for an Invasive Species Management workshop at Moore Family Tree Farms. This piece of land has previously been a tree plantation but has been neglected for many years and is infested with bush honeysuckle, privet, periwinkle, autumn olive, and more. Landowner Raoul Moore will speak on how invasive plant removal, Timber Stand Improvement, and Crop Tree Release can turn a neglected forest into a productive one for both healthy timber and wildlife. Long pants and closed toe shoes recommended. restroom available

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Office Closed
2023-07-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed in observance of Independence Day. The office will reopen at 8 am on July 5th.

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July SWCD Board Meeting
2023-07-12 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our July Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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CISMA Steering Committee Meeting
2023-07-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-18 16:00 - 17:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Our Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) meets quarterly at the USDA Service Center. Feel free to join us to keep up to date on events and learn how you can help battle invasive species here in Montgomery County.

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Farmer Float Trip
2023-07-25 08:30 - 12:00 | Indiana
Calling all Montgomery County farmers! We thank you for all your work conserving soil and keeping our waters clean! Please join us for a free canoe trip! Bring your family and join us for a float down the creek before school starts! Lunch is included and this event is offered at no cost!

Spots are limited! Sign yourself and your family up by emailing Cindy at canoe@friendsofsugarcreek.org. Please provide your name, contact information, and the number of participants. Please note if participants are under the age of 18. We cannot accommodate those under the age of 5 for this event.

We hope to see you there!

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Garden Walk '23
2023-07-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Indiana
If you are interested in either starting a garden, learning a new way to garden, or would like to meet fellow gardeners in Crawfordsville, stop by our Garden Walk on July 29th! This event will take place from 10 am – 12 pm starting at 409 E Jefferson Street in Crawfordsville. We will have multiple stops in Crawfordsville with all types of gardens and gardeners.

At each stop, the gardeners themselves will be the host of their own garden and will be able to answer any questions. This event is for gardeners of all experiences as we have hosts that have varied levels of gardening experience. For this walk, we will be walking together from garden to garden to allow gardeners to meet as many other gardeners in the area as possible and to allow the hosts to attend each other’s gardens.

Garden Walk Agenda – July 29th from 10 AM- 12 PM

Sign -in and introductions start at 10 am at 409 E Jefferson St. Crawfordsville

Introductions

John Walter is the Head of Maintenance at Wabash College. His backyard garden contains a series of raised beds he has constructed from reclaimed lumber. His goal as a gardener is to give his kids an easy and friendly way to learn about food. His approach is to keep things simple, take advantage of volunteer seedlings, take the long approach to compost and not plant too much of any one thing. The garden is very people oriented, with benches, accessible paths, close to a water source and visible right outside the kitchen window. This garden is family-friendly and a great example of what a garden for a busy family looks like.

Walk to second location: 606 S Water St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Amanda Ingram and Mark Elrod have transformed their side yard and an empty lot into vegetable gardens that feed the family (and some lucky friends!) throughout the year. Their main goals are to grow food inexpensively and to build and maintain healthy soil, so they grow a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops, all from seed, and they have recently shifted to no-till gardening. During the garden walk, you can see how they make use of free local resources for mulch (to reduce the time they spend on the most odious garden chores: weeding and watering) and how they use a low-maintenance composting method to return nutrients to the soil. They also employ a variety of food preservation methods and will be happy to talk about ways to preserve the summer bounty for use throughout the year.

Walk to Third Location: Right Next Door!

Joyce Burnette grows a few vegetables in a garden seamlessly integrated into her ornamental plantings that is big enough to produce more tomatoes than she can eat fresh, but still small enough that she has time to tend it. Tomatoes are a priority because grocery store tomatoes are not the same, but she also grows peppers, lettuce, green beans, and raspberries.

Closing

Feel free to drive or bike from spot to spot if you have limited mobility or to join in at any point on the route. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Upper Sugar Creek Project public meeting
2023-07-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Hoosier Heartland State Bank Success Center, 1623 US-231, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Our IDEM 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution grant wraps up in November. Hear about the project outcomes, what we will do moving forward, and how you can be involved. Dinner will be provided.

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August SWCD Board Meeting
2023-08-03 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our August Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Upper Sugar Creek project steering committee meeting
2023-08-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Hoosier Heartland State Bank Success Center, 1623 US-231, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
Our IDEM 319 Grant is funding a project for the Upper Sugar Creek Watershed. The steering committee meets quarterly and all meetings are open to the public

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Office Closed
2023-09-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed for Labor Day. The office will reopen at 8 am on September 5th.

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September SWCD Board Meeting
2023-09-07 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our September Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Howard Orchard Farm Tour
2023-09-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
Join us for a free tour of Howard Orchard at 743 Seale Ln. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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FOSC Creek Cleanup
2023-09-23 09:00 - 12:00 | Indiana
Join the Friends of Sugar Creek as they host their biannual creek cleanup. This will start at 624 Lafayette Ave in Crawfordsville.

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November SWCD Board Meeting
2023-11-02 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our November Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Office Closed
2023-11-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The SWCD office will be closed for Election Day. The SWCD office will reopen at 8 am on November 8th.

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Office Closed
2023-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. The office will reopen at 8 am on November 13th.

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Office Closed
2023-11-23 08:00 - 2023-11-24 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed for Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving. The office will reopen at 8 am on November 27th.

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December SWCD Board Meeting
2023-12-07 08:00 - 10:00 | USDA Service Center, 2036 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 47933
We will meet at the USDA Service Center conference room at 8 am for our December Board Meeting. These meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Office Closed
2023-12-25 08:00 - 2023-12-26 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed during this time for Christmas. We will reopen at 8 am on December 27th.

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Office Closed
2024-01-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Indiana
The office will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen at 8 am January 16th.

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