Vanderburgh County SWCD has been awarded another $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2009
 Making the total $175,000 for the Locust Creek Watershed projects

Vanderburgh County SWCD was awarded another $95,000 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
 for the Locust Creek Watershed for a total of $125,000.  Please contact the district
for additional information (812) 867-0729 or read below to see what projects can be
applied for

 Locust Creek Watershed Funded      

Commissioner Bill Nix, Wayne Fehd (SWCD Supervisor) & Greg Biberdorf (DNR)

Landowners and farm operators in the Locust Creek Watershed; the Vanderburgh County SWCD has been informed that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has funded our request for a cost share program at the tune of $30,000 with a potential of an additional $60,000 over the next three years! This program is called Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) which is designed to cost share on the traditional conservation projects as well as many non-traditional water quality enhancement projects. The two public meetings were a success with several landowners already scheduling site visits with staff.  Commissioner Bill Nix attended on Tuesday evening, December 5, 2006 to receive along with Wayne Fehd (SWCD Supervisor) the $30,000 Grant Award from James Ray, Chief, Lake and River Enhancement Section, IDNR Division of Fish and Wildlife.  Greg Biberdorf, Department of Natural Resources presented the Award and gave a power point presentation explaining the grant.

MAP OF THE LOCUST CREEK WATERSHED

IDNR DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
LAKE AND RIVER ENHANCEMENT (LARE) PROGRAM

WATERSHED LAND TREATMENT (WLT) PROJECTS

 Cost-Share, Flat-Rate and Incentive Practice Rates

Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) is a stand-alone program for cost-share purposes. “Cost-share” or “flat-rate” practices will not be eligible to receive payments from LARE if they are combined with any other local, state or federal program.  “Incentive” payments are independent of “cost-share” or “flat-rate” payments and may be combined with other incentive or rental rate payments from sources other than LARE.

                                                           INCENTIVE PAYMENTS                                                                       

            PRACTICE                                         INCENTIVE PAYMENT

 Critical Area Planting                                         $400 per acre
Tile Riser Grassed Buffer                                  $250 each
Blind Tile Inlet                                                    $350 each
Watercourse Outlet Buffer                                $125 each
Filter Strip                                           $650 per acre (maximum of 60 feet wide)

      Appropriate widths will be based on selected purpose(s) from NRCS standard - Filter Strip (393)  

      NRCS FOTG Standard Practice Numbers
For
Lake and River Enhancement Cost-Share Program