Porter County Soil & Water Conservation District

Porter County Soil & Water Conservation District We provide technical assistance and education programs focused on caring for the amazing natural resources we enjoy in Porter County.

Check out our display at the Porter County Fair! Just a little reminder that our 2025 cost share program to encourage fa...
07/28/2026

Check out our display at the Porter County Fair! Just a little reminder that our 2025 cost share program to encourage farmers to plant cover crops kept 90 dump trucks of sediment from entering our lakes, rivers and streams! While you are there scan our QR code to follow us on Instagram or search for our username, portersoilwater.

These green acres are the place to be on September 2nd! Join us for Soil to Supper to learn more about the basics of con...
07/27/2026

These green acres are the place to be on September 2nd! Join us for Soil to Supper to learn more about the basics of conservation and soil health. Please RSVP to [email protected] or call us at 219-462-7515 ext. 3 by August 26th.

A great opportunity to learn more about natives and invasives!
07/24/2026

A great opportunity to learn more about natives and invasives!

The view of Lake Michigan as you round the bend into the Indiana Dunes National Park Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Tra...
07/21/2026

The view of Lake Michigan as you round the bend into the Indiana Dunes National Park Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Trail is breathtaking!

Black-eyed Susan is a stand-out among the green leaves of the grass at this time of year!
07/14/2026

Black-eyed Susan is a stand-out among the green leaves of the grass at this time of year!

The milkweed is in bloom! So often we focus on the seeds, forgetting the flowers that precede them.
07/06/2026

The milkweed is in bloom! So often we focus on the seeds, forgetting the flowers that precede them.

Hats off to all the farmers planting cover crops in Porter County! Stats released from the Indiana State Department of A...
07/01/2026

Hats off to all the farmers planting cover crops in Porter County! Stats released from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture showed that farmers who cooperated with us, receiving technical assistance or cost share, were responsible for keeping 8,965 tons of sediment out of ditches, waterways and the like. That's 17, 930,000 pounds! We know cover crops continue to grow in popularity and there are many farmers who just do the right thing on their own.

We were pleased to co-sponsor our women landowners' gathering with the Porter County Storm Water Department with Storm W...
06/15/2026

We were pleased to co-sponsor our women landowners' gathering with the Porter County Storm Water Department with Storm Water Program Manager, Chelsey Gordon, serving as speaker. The 27 women in attendance, who manage 2,351 acres, learned more about drainage and a variety of resources to access online. A special thanks to the Porter County Expo Center for providing the meeting room. Cooperation among County departments was the key to this event's success.

Always cheerful Coreopsis is now in bloom!
06/08/2026

Always cheerful Coreopsis is now in bloom!

We were delighted to welcome James Potthoff, IDNR District Forester, to share an engaging program on forestry last eveni...
06/03/2026

We were delighted to welcome James Potthoff, IDNR District Forester, to share an engaging program on forestry last evening to a crowd that manages 1,158 acres of land. The program included an outdoor hike in the woods to discuss invasive species. We are especially grateful to the LaPorte County Parks Department for allowing us the use of Red Mill Park and to the LaPorte County Soil & Water Conservation District, our partner sponsor.

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2602 Chicago Street , Ste. 300
Valparaiso, IN
46383

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+12194627515

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