The Clinton County Soil & Water Conservation Districts’ Annual Dinner Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 beginning at 6 pm. A complimentary catered dinner will be served by Shoup’s Country Foods. The event will be held at Arborwood, located at 100 North Park Dr. in Frankfort, Indiana. Dr. Jeffrey Dukes, Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center will be the keynote speaker focusing on the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment. The Climate Change Impacts Assessment (IN CCIA) provides the latest scientific research to help Hoosiers understand and prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. An election of a supervisor to represent the interest of landowners and operators within the county, presentation of conservation awards, updates on the S. Fork Wildcat Stewardship Initiative and a short business meeting will follow. There is no cost for attending, however, space is limited and reservations are required. Please call the CCSWCD office at 659-1223 extension 3 prior to February 26, 2019 to make your reservation or register at
In 1937, Indiana joined states across the nation in forming soil and water conservation districts to provide local leadership in carrying out soil and water conservation programs. The Indiana Conservation Act (IC 14-32) established Indiana’s soil and Water Conservation Districts, which are chartered, legal subdivisions of State Government. The Clinton County SWCD was organized through a public referendum held March 27, 1967.
Since that time, the CCSWCD has provided the local leadership to assist county residents to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources. This has been accomplished by coordinating assistance from available sources – public and private, local, state and federal – in an effort to develop locally driven solutions to natural resource concerns.