{"id":143,"date":"2013-04-29T14:34:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2019-09-11T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T18:53:34","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 Fall Cover Crop Workshop<\/h1>\n

September 27th, 2019 9-11:30am<\/h2>\n

Fall Cover Crop 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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Earth Team Volunteer Winner<\/p>\n

Mrs. Henderson has volunteered at the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation\/Natural Resources Conservation Service since February of 2013.\u00a0 She was formerly the Office Manager at the Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District in the shared offices with NRCS, ISDA and FSA.\u00a0 After 20 years, she chose to take on a new task as Watershed Coordinator for the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission.\u00a0 Along with that she is financial secretary for the Rock Creek Conservancy District.\u00a0 I have worked as the District Conservationist for Wells and Adams County for 4 years.\u00a0 As I split my time with 2 offices, the extra work that Stacia has provided has made a huge impact on my ability to concentrate on more pressing issues.<\/p>\n

Stacia has volunteered 148 hours in the time period of October 2013 through September 2014.\u00a0 Stacia has provided support in multiple ways, from helping the newest employee develop a website for the district; as well as assisting with projects along the way.\u00a0 She works diligently to catalog historical information in the way of making scrapbooks; works at cleaning up the old cooperator files which consists of pulling files, going through each piece of paper, determining the need to keep or to move such information to their respective tract files or shredding material that is no longer needed. This in itself has freed up valuable space in our office. Additionally, Stacia has assisted with the completion of a Friend of Conservation application and a CWI grant application for the SWCD.\u00a0 She also attends the SWCD meetings on a regular basis and attends the annual locally led meeting. Stacia has helped with a field day that the SWCD hosted and aided with a demonstration that was held for seniors at the local Parks Dept.<\/p>\n

As you can see, Mrs. Henderson is a valuable resource and a dedicated volunteer.\u00a0 She is highly qualified due to her prior knowledge and experience in this office making her perfect as our go to person.<\/p>\n

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2014 Friend of Conservation Award Winner<\/p>\n

Water Quality Monitoring and Education:\u00a0 Rev. Neil Ainslie has used his background in chemistry and Hoosier Riverwatch training to expand his teaching opportunities from private school and home-school programs to a community monitoring and education program.\u00a0 He is currently setting up a not-for-profit organization to continue his mission of connecting citizens with their environment through water quality monitoring.<\/p>\n

His programs have included: “Living with the Wabash River,” for adults and youth to learn about the history of the river and what lives in and around it;\u00a0 a “Senior Explorations” class sponsored by the Bluffton Park’s Department to provide information on volunteer opportunities through the Hoosier Riverwatch program and what is involved in monitoring activities; a children’s program sponsored by the Wells Co. Library, and the “Splash on the Wabash” event sponsored in part by the Huntington Co. SWCD to introduce and educate youth and adults on the “water bugs” that indicate a healthy stream or river.<\/p>\n

He also coordinates and conducts stream and river water quality monitoring for the Rock Creek Conservancy District and Upper Wabash River Basin Commission throughout the year, where he instructs students and adults on the proper monitoring methods, habitat evaluations and biological monitoring.<\/p>\n

Rev. Ainslie’s water quality monitoring program provides insight into the level of contaminants that are causing impairments to our streams and river.\u00a0 The community is using this information to determine which best management practices are needed to minimize the pollution.<\/p>\n

This monitoring program will continue under the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission implementation project and be paired with activities of the Wells Co. and Huntington Co. SWCD’s for the promotion of best management practices.\u00a0 As best management practices are adopted it is anticipated that the water quality in our streams and river will improve.<\/p>\n

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Cleanup crew<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Recently, the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District participated in Adopt-A-Highway, <\/span>the Indiana Department of Transportation\u2019s program to clean up the roadsides of state and <\/span>federal highways. Pictured above are, left to right, Dale Thomas, supervisor; Dave Ramseyer, <\/span>supervisor; Kelley Barkell, District Conservationist; Leann Nash, supervisor; Chad Fiechter, <\/span>supervisor. Not pictured but also participated was Lynne Huffman, administrative assistant. The <\/span>area cleaned was Ind. 1 between U.S. 224 and 400N<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2019 Fall Cover Crop Workshop September 27th, 2019 9-11:30am Fall Cover Crop 2019 Earth Team Volunteer Winner Mrs. Henderson has volunteered at the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation\/Natural Resources Conservation Service since February of 2013.\u00a0 She was formerly the Office Manager at the Wells County Soil & Water Conservation District in the shared offices with NRCS, ISDA and FSA.\u00a0 After 20 years, she chose to take on a new task as Watershed Coordinator for the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission.\u00a0 Along with that she is financial secretary for the Rock Creek Conservancy District.\u00a0 I have worked as the District Conservationist for Wells and Adams County for 4 years.\u00a0 As I split my time with 2 offices, the extra work that Stacia has provided has made a huge impact on my ability to concentrate on more pressing issues. Stacia has volunteered 148 hours in the time period of October 2013 through September 2014.\u00a0 Stacia has provided support in multiple ways, from helping the newest employee develop a website for the district; as well as assisting with projects along the way.\u00a0 She works diligently to catalog historical information in the way of making scrapbooks; works at cleaning up the old cooperator files which consists of pulling files, going through each piece of paper, determining the need to keep or to move such information to their respective tract files or shredding material that is no longer needed. This in itself has freed up valuable space in our office. Additionally, Stacia has assisted with the completion of a Friend of Conservation application and a CWI grant application for the SWCD.\u00a0 She also attends the SWCD meetings on a regular basis and attends the annual locally led meeting. Stacia has helped with a field day that the SWCD hosted and aided with a demonstration that was held for seniors at the local Parks Dept. As you can see, Mrs. Henderson is a valuable resource and a dedicated volunteer.\u00a0 She is highly qualified due to her prior knowledge and experience in this office making her perfect as our go to person. 2014 Friend of Conservation Award Winner Water Quality Monitoring and Education:\u00a0 Rev. Neil Ainslie has used his background in chemistry and Hoosier Riverwatch training to expand his teaching opportunities from private school and home-school programs to a community monitoring and education program.\u00a0 He is currently setting up a not-for-profit organization to continue his mission of connecting citizens with their environment through water quality monitoring. His programs have included: “Living with the Wabash River,” for adults and youth to learn about the history of the river and what lives in and around it;\u00a0 a “Senior Explorations” class sponsored by the Bluffton Park’s Department to provide information on volunteer opportunities through the Hoosier Riverwatch program and what is involved in monitoring activities; a children’s program sponsored by the Wells Co. Library, and the “Splash on the Wabash” event sponsored in part by the Huntington Co. SWCD to introduce and educate youth and adults on the “water bugs” that indicate a healthy stream or river. He also coordinates and conducts stream and river water quality monitoring for the Rock Creek Conservancy District and Upper Wabash River Basin Commission throughout the year, where he instructs students and adults on the proper monitoring methods, habitat evaluations and biological monitoring. Rev. Ainslie’s water quality monitoring program provides insight into the level of contaminants that are causing impairments to our streams and river.\u00a0 The community is using this information to determine which best management practices are needed to minimize the pollution. This monitoring program will continue under the Upper Wabash River Basin Commission implementation project and be paired with activities of the Wells Co. and Huntington Co. SWCD’s for the promotion of best management practices.\u00a0 As best management practices are adopted it is anticipated that the water quality in our streams and river will improve. Cleanup crew Recently, the Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District participated in Adopt-A-Highway, the Indiana Department of Transportation\u2019s program to clean up the roadsides of state and federal highways. Pictured above are, left to right, Dale Thomas, supervisor; Dave Ramseyer, supervisor; Kelley Barkell, District Conservationist; Leann Nash, supervisor; Chad Fiechter, supervisor. Not pictured but also participated was Lynne Huffman, administrative assistant. 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