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Cost Share Programs –<\/u><\/b> The Wells Co. SWCD “Land Improvement Project” provides a cost-share for landowners that install conservation practices on their land.<\/p>\n

Clean Water Indiana\u00a0<\/h1>\n

Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with Huntington County on a Clean Water Indiana Grant.<\/p>\n

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Cost Share for cover crops planted – Maximum of 100 acres paid at 75% of actual cost or $30.00\/acre, whichever is less.<\/p>\n

Cost Share for Invasives Removal – 75% of actual cost up to $5,000 for areas greater than 10 acres.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a075% of actual cost up to $2,000 for areas less than 10 acres.<\/p>\n

Preference will be given to those using these Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the first time.<\/p>\n

Lower Salamonie River Watershed 319 Project\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), is partnering on a 319 Grant for the Lower Salamonie River Watershed with Blackford, Grant, Huntington, and Wabash counties.\u00a0 The Section 319 Non-point Source Management Grant will provide funding for a variety of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 critical areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cost Share has ended – Final Report coming soon….<\/p>\n

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Educational Programs & Information:<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 The SWCD promotes the use of environmental education to increase awareness of man’s dependence on soil, water, air, plants, and animals – all our natural resources.<\/p>\n

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Fish Sales:<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 Spring and Fall Fish sales are held each year. Click below to view the price list.\u00a0 (2026 Spring Fish Form<\/a>)<\/p>\n

T<\/a><\/b><\/span>ree Sales:<\/a><\/b><\/span> Spring and Fall Tree sales are held each year. Click here to view the price list. NO SPRING SALES<\/p>\n

Native Plant Sale – Something new we are trying.\u00a0 (2026 Spring Native Plant Form<\/a>)<\/h4>\n

Flag Sales:<\/a><\/b><\/span>\u00a0 Marking flags; 4″x5″ flag with 36″ wire staff.\u00a0 Available in several colors. 100 Flags are $17.00 tax included, \u00a050 flags are $10.00 tax included. 25 Flags are $6.00 tax included.<\/p>\n

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DNR Trees – The SWCD also distributes the IDNR tree order forms each fall for orders that will be delivered the following spring. Orders are taken October 1st through May 1st yearly. Orders are placed directly to IDNR Nursery Program. If you order early, you may be eligible for the SWCD provided pick up service early spring (normally in March)\u00a0from the nursery to our office location in Bluffton (currently $5 per bundle of 100). This is a substantial savings on shipping costs. Call the office if you need help placing your order. Click this link to be directed to IDNR\/Forestry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Cost Share Programs – The Wells Co. SWCD “Land Improvement Project” provides a cost-share for landowners that install conservation practices on their land. Clean Water Indiana\u00a0 Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with Huntington County on a Clean Water Indiana Grant. Cost Share for cover crops planted – Maximum of 100 acres paid at 75% of actual cost or $30.00\/acre, whichever is less. Cost Share for Invasives Removal – 75% of actual cost up to $5,000 for areas greater than 10 acres.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a075% of actual cost up to $2,000 for areas less than 10 acres. Preference will be given to those using these Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the first time. Lower Salamonie River Watershed 319 Project\u00a0 Wells County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), is partnering on a 319 Grant for the Lower Salamonie River Watershed with Blackford, Grant, Huntington, and Wabash counties.\u00a0 The Section 319 Non-point Source Management Grant will provide funding for a variety of Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 critical areas. Cost Share has ended – Final Report coming soon…. \u200b Educational Programs & Information:\u00a0 The SWCD promotes the use of environmental education to increase awareness of man’s dependence on soil, water, air, plants, and animals – all our natural resources. —————————————-FOR SALE————————————— Fish Sales:\u00a0 Spring and Fall Fish sales are held each year. Click below to view the price list.\u00a0 (2026 Spring Fish Form) Tree Sales: Spring and Fall Tree sales are held each year. Click here to view the price list. NO SPRING SALES Native Plant Sale – Something new we are trying.\u00a0 (2026 Spring Native Plant Form) Flag Sales:\u00a0 Marking flags; 4″x5″ flag with 36″ wire staff.\u00a0 Available in several colors. 100 Flags are $17.00 tax included, \u00a050 flags are $10.00 tax included. 25 Flags are $6.00 tax included. \u00a0 DNR Trees – The SWCD also distributes the IDNR tree order forms each fall for orders that will be delivered the following spring. Orders are taken October 1st through May 1st yearly. Orders are placed directly to IDNR Nursery Program. If you order early, you may be eligible for the SWCD provided pick up service early spring (normally in March)\u00a0from the nursery to our office location in Bluffton (currently $5 per bundle of 100). This is a substantial savings on shipping costs. Call the office if you need help placing your order. Click this link to be directed to IDNR\/Forestry Download<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","post-inner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4295,"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/4295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellscountyswcd.org\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}