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

Who We Are

SWCDs are a political subdivision of state government.  The Elkhart County SWCD has five supervisors and five associate supervisors. Programs and activities of the SWCD are overseen by the supervisors.  Three supervisors are elected at the Annual Meeting and two are appointed by the State Soil Conservation Board based on recommendations made by the SWCD.     The Elkhart County SWCD is a county department that is staffed by five employees.  Along with the county staff, this office has a NRCS district conservationist. 

The purpose of the Elkhart County SWCD is to provide the public with information about soil, water, and related natural resource conservation.  We also identify local soil and water concerns and connect landowners to educational, technical and financial assistance to implement conservation practices.  

The Elkhart County SWCD board of supervisors meet the third Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Extension Conference room on the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds.  Board meetings are open to the public.

Elkhart County SWCD 2008 Annual Report

Elkhart County SWCD Business Plan for 2007-2012

Supervisors and Associates

Front Row, Left to Right: Dale Leer, Board Member; Jim Hess, Board Chairman; Joe Brown, Associate Supervisor.   Back Row, Left to Right: Tom Kercher, Board Vice Chairman; Lyle Burtsfield, Board Member; David Bontrager, Associate Supervisor; Brian Campbell, Board Secretary  Not Pictured: Lester Graber, Associate Supervisor; Gary Kauffman, Associate Supervisor; Tim Miller, Associate Supervisor, Carl Stoltzfus, Associate Supervisor, and Alex Wait, Associate Supervisor. 

District Staff 

Front Row, Left to Right: Eric Kurtz, Stormwater Coordinator; Jason Kauffman, Urban Conservationist;.  Back Row, Left to Right: Jenny Brosius, Secretary/Treasurer; Nancy Brown, SWCD Program Manager; Lynette Black, Ag Conservationist; Bev Stevenson, NRCS District Conservationist.   

2009 Affiliate Members

Affiliate membership monies are used for educational and informational programs that are an important part of keeping the public informed about and involved in Elkhart County soil and water conservation. 

The Elkhart County SWCD supervisors, associate supervisors, and staff appreciate all our affiliates for the 2009 year.  Without the added income from our affiliate members, we would find it difficult to maintain our programs.  Thank you to each individual and business for this helping hand.

 

Aquatic Weed Control Blough, David & Michelle Bontrager, David & Mary Ellen Bradford, Ed & Janet Brookview Farms Brown, Joe & Nancy Burtsfield, Lyle & Nancy Crop Tech, Inc. D2 Land & Water Resource Dewitt, Mark & Jill Don's Excavating, Inc., Donald J. McCulloch Eash, Glen & Patricia Frey, Ken H & H Tiling, Inc. Hall Farms Hess, Jim & Tereasa Hibschman, Joe & Donna Himes, Stephen Hoene Tiling, Inc. Interra Credit Union Kurtz, Eric and Carmen Horst Lar-Lee Farms, Rick & Mary Yontz Leer, Dale & Ruby Marbach, Brady & Weaver Miller, Keith E. & Lois

Minter, Don Morehouse Farms Neff, David & Luann Poyser, Norval Prairie Trail Farm, Brian & Renee Campbell Premium Concrete Services, Inc. Progressive Engineering, Inc., Deb Jimison Rachel C. Weybright Revocable Trust Reed Farms Richland Farm Showalter Farms Smucker, George & Barbara Stroup, Martin & Penny Stroup, Sue Sunrise Orchards, Inc., Tom & Maureen Kercher Swoveland, Thomas J. Tallgrass Roots LLC Teall Tax Service The Farmer's Exchange Ulmer, John & Carole Warner Farms Wetland Compliance Services Zell, Bob & Laura Zell, Eric

Last modified: 12/06/10