located on the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, 17746-B County Road 34, Goshen, IN  46528   574-533-3630, ext. 3

 

 

Stormwater Education and Public Involvement Programs

 

 

Rain Garden Workshop

 Saturday, June 20, 2009

at the Goshen Public Library

9:00 am – Noon

Ë    8:45 am:   Registration

Ë   9:00 – 10:00 am:   Short Informational Program in the Library Auditorium

Ë    10:00 am - 12:00 pm:  Rain Garden Planting

The program is free and open to the public, but we ask for registration by June 15 – please email eric.kurtz@in.nacdnet.net or call 574-533-3630 ext. 3.  Refreshments will be provided, but please bring your own trowel. 

The Elkhart County SWCD received a Clean Water Indiana grant from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Division of Soil Conservation, to help the Goshen Public Library install stormwater practices on their new parking lot. The project includes a small area of pervious concrete and a rain garden to capture runoff from a section of asphalt.

Please come help give back to the community and have fun at the same time!

Volunteer Programs

If you want to help protect the rivers and streams that wind through Elkhart County, there are many ways to get involved. Here are a few:

  • Become a Hoosier Riverwatch volunteer water monitor. Contact Nancy Brown at the Elkhart County Soil and Water Conservation District (574-533-3630 ext. 3).
  • Help mark storm drains with a message that reminds people that these drains go to local waterways. Contact Eric Kurtz at or 574-533-3630 ext. 3 if you have a school, church, or other civic group that would like to do this.
  • Join a local watershed protection group: the Elkhart River Alliance or the Friends of the St. Joe River.
  • Participate in a River clean-up: Contact one of the watershed groups listed above.

Educational Opportunities

Further educational opportunities can be found at the Education page. This includes information for educators who want to include water quality in their curriculum.

If you would like to schedule a speaker on water quality, contact Eric Kurtz or 574-533-3630 ext. 3.

 

 

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