What is a Soil & Water Conservation District
There are 92 Soil & Water Conservation District’s in the State of Indiana, one in each county. SWCDs are subdivisions of Indiana State government, and thus are governed by Indiana Code 13. Each local SWCD is governed by a board of five supervisors who are state elected officials, must be residents of their respective county and are elected by their peers at an Annual Meeting held in January, February or March.
Their primary duties are to provide conservation leadership in their respective County, in regard to all things natural resource related such as: soil, water, air, wildlife, forests, etc.
SWCD work is primarily accomplished through partnerships with individuals, organization and agencies that are like minded and promote conservation of our natural resources.
