FOR MORE INFORMATION Lake Michigan Coastal Program 1600 N 25 E Chesterton, IN 46304 (219) 983-9912 www.in.gov/dnr/lakemich GRANT RECIPIENT L A P ORTE C OUNTY S OIL AND W ATER C ONSERVATION D ISTRICT Y EAR 2009 C OUNTY L A P ORTE C ATEGORY L OW C OST C ONSTRUCTION G RANT A WARD $5,000 L OCAL S HARE $5,000 RESULT: Interpretative signage and educational materials for educational plots in LaPorte County. Developed interpretive signage and educational materials associated with the installation of conservation practice demonstration plots throughout the county, beginning with the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. These demonstrations allow residential homeowners, farmers and other land users to see first-hand the types of practices they can install and utilize to have a positive impact on water quality. At the LaPorte County Fairgrounds, a rain garden, a native prairie and pollinator habitat, a wildlife food plot demonstration, rain barrels, a bird-friendly garden with pond and a shade garden were all installed. Off-site cover crop demonstration plots were installed at Westville High School and utilized by the Westville High School Natural Resource Management Class to help determine the effectiveness of each cover crop at scavenging nitrogen and helping to protect water quality. Each of these demonstrations has interpretive signage explaining the method of installation and the benefits to water quality and wildlife. The LaPorte County Fair gardens are utilized not only during the LaPorte County Fair (which reaches over 90,000 people) but through-out the year as a site for holding meetings and tours of the gardens. Utilizing Plants to Protect Water Quality – A Community Approach
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FOR MORE INFORMATION Lake Michigan Coastal Program 1600 N 25 E Chesterton, IN 46304 (219) 983-9912 www.in.gov/dnr/lakemich
GRANT RECIPIENT LAPO RT E COU N TY SOIL
AND WAT ER
CON SERVA TIO N D I STRI CT YEAR 2009 COUNTY LAPO RT E CATEGORY LOW CO ST CON STRU CTI ON GRANT AWARD $5,000 LOCAL SHARE $5,000
RESULT: Interpretative signage and educational materials for educational plots in LaPorte County.
Developed interpretive signage and educational materials associated
with the installation of conservation practice demonstration plots throughout
the county, beginning with the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. These
demonstrations allow residential homeowners, farmers and other land users
to see first-hand the types of practices they can install and utilize to have a
positive impact on water quality.
At the LaPorte County Fairgrounds, a rain garden, a native prairie
and pollinator habitat, a wildlife food plot demonstration, rain barrels, a
bird-friendly garden with pond and a shade garden were all installed. Off-site
cover crop demonstration plots were installed at Westville High School and
utilized by the Westville High School Natural Resource Management Class to
help determine the effectiveness of each cover crop at scavenging nitrogen
and helping to protect water quality. Each of these demonstrations has
interpretive signage explaining the method of installation and the benefits to
water quality and wildlife. The LaPorte County Fair gardens are utilized not
only during the LaPorte County Fair (which reaches over 90,000 people) but
through-out the year as a site for holding meetings and tours of the gardens.
Utilizing Plants to Protect Water Quality – A Community Approach
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