Highlights of Conservation in the 1990's

Highlights of Conservation in the 1990's

• IDEM awards district $110,000 for erosion control and water quality improvements to be done in the Lake Monroe Watershed through 319 Grant.
• Land is rapidly being shifted from agricultural production to suburban development, industry, highways and recreational use.
• Soil erosion and increasing amounts of sediment in the Gulf of Mexico are cause for major concern of soil loss.
• T by 2000 is a Federal Program with Local Roots. This program caused the Mid-west, specifically Indiana and Illinois, to take large actions to protect our precious soil from washing away.
• Educational programming for schools and classrooms becomes a major focus for district staff: Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Wildlife Habitat and more.
• Awareness of what Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District is and does becomes critically important for District Board of Supervisors.