Fountain County Soil and Water Conservation District

08/28/2026

🚨 Fountain County 4-H’ers — we need YOUR creativity! 🎨💚

Design the 2026-27 Fountain County 4-H Handbook Cover for a chance to have your artwork featured! 🌟

📏 8” x 10” design
🍀 Must use the official 4-H clover
🖌️ Hand-drawn or digital
📅 Due Sept. 1st to Fountain County Extension Office or [email protected]

Don’t miss your chance to leave your mark on 4-H! ✨

08/04/2026

Check out the Big Shawnee watershed newsletter for August 2026.

07/13/2026

The Fountain County SWCD staff enjoyed helping judge 4‑H projects at this year’s county fair. Congratulations to Re*****on Stull, our Grand Champion, and Evelyn Mattern, Reserve Grand Champion. We also had two new soil and water science poster projects from Nora Stull and Parker Ratcliff. Our team also judged Mini 4‑H projects. We were excited to see several leaf‑rubbing artworks created during our April workshop with the mini members. It’s always rewarding to see hands-on conservation activities show up in their fair exhibits.

06/08/2026

05/03/2026

Fun Farm Fact: May is Beef Month! 🥩Did you know there are over 800,000 head of cattle in Indiana?

Behind every steak, burger and roast is a farmer, a family and a whole lot of early mornings, muddy boots and dedication. This May, join us in recognizing the beef producers who keep agriculture strong in the Indiana.

Photo courtesy of Indiana Beef

05/01/2026

Curious about what’s in your local creeks and streams? Come to our Hoosier Riverwatch Workshop on June 1 at Hanging Rock Christian Camp and learn how to collect and analyze water samples. Register here: https://bit.ly/48CQYSJ

04/30/2026

04/25/2026

04/25/2026

📢 Training Opportunity: Modern Approaches to Conservation Drainage Design

This two-day training is designed for:
✔️ County Surveyors
✔️ County Drainage Boards (and other local water decision-makers)
✔️ Agricultural Drainage Contractors
✔️ Engineering Firms focused on water management

Please note: This training is not intended for conservation professionals at this time.

📅 When:
• May 6 (Required)
• May 7 (Recommended, but optional)

📍 Where:
Danville Country Club – Danville, IL

💡 Why Attend?
With increasing demand for drainage water management in agriculture and rural landscapes, this training focuses on practical “batch and build” ex*****on strategies.

💲 Cost: $45

📝 Register Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-approaches-to-conservation-drainage-design-tickets-1985578383395?aff=oddtdtcreator

❓ Questions?
Contact Seth Harden, Upper Wabash River Project Director, at [email protected]

04/23/2026

We successfully completed our second month of water sampling of 14 tributaries of the Big Shawnee - Wabash River Watershed. This watershed includes the cities of Attica and Covington, the towns of Williamsport, West Lebanon, and Newtown, 456 miles of streams, including 17 miles of the Wabash River, and 133,806.87 acres of land mass.