Indianapolis, IN, June 13, 2016 – Jane Hardisty, State Conservationist for Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today that NRCS is accepting applications until July 15 to be considered for second round funding to improve water quality in two targeted watersheds in northern Indiana. Dollars are still available for the University of Notre Dame’s “Indiana Watershed Initiative” Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This project will

In November 2015 the St. Joseph River Basin Commission received an Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake and River Enahancement program grant to study the water quality within Cobus Creek Watershed. More specifically, the study will describe the current water quality trends and conditions within the watershed, identify potentail water quality problems, prioritize potential conservation or improvement projects within the watershed, and predict and assess factors of succ