Plat Books

The Gibson County SWCD is currently out of plat books of Gibson County. We will be receiving new 2012 Plat Books early next year. We will be offering two different sizes and the new books will be in color. If you would like to be contacted when the new books arrive call the office at 812-385-5033, extension 3 or go to Contact Us on this webpage. 

Pictured above is Jeri Ziliak, Posey County SWCD District Coordinator with Jane Hardisty, Indiana State Conservationist, Darrell Rice and Dan Hovland, Area Conservationist. The awards event was held at the Ziliak Farms near Haubstadt.

Indiana Association of Conservation Districts awarded four District Showcase Awards in the state of Indiana. Gibson, Posey, Warrick and Vanderburgh was one award recepient for their Aerial Seeding Program in 2010. Recently state officials acknowleded their accomplishment by visiting the area. District Employees Ann Ice, Ethel Osborn, Jeri Ziliak, Amanda Burks, Jane Bruce and Bonnie Bittner submitted the Clean Water Indiana Grant and coordianted the program. They will be acknowledged at the Indiana Association of Conservation Districts at their annual conference in January 2012.

Gibson County Soil & Water Conservation District Office Manager – Full time position; duties include clerical tasks, filing, accounting, etc.   Other necessary skills include excellent phone manners, computer skills using Microsoft Office, etc .  For more information, contact: Chairperson Debbie Wolfe at deb.a.wolfe @gmail.com or send a resume to:

Debbie Wolfe, 2197 E. John Ford Road, Hazleton, IN 47640  by January 31.

Congratulations to the Southwest

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties

The counties work together on the

Cover Crop Aerial Seeding Cost-Share Project

with a Clean Water Indiana Grant

from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture

The SWCDs will continue to bring funding to local farmers.

Mission Statement

"To enable citizens to make wise land use decisions through conservation education and technical assistance"

The Function of the Conservation District

To take available technical, financial, and educational resources, whatever their source, and focus, or coordinate them so that they meet the needs of the local land user for conservation of soil, water and related resources.

Gibson County

Soil and Water Conservation District

Annual Meeting Will Be

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Princeton Community High School

Please Plan to Join us for the Evening

Links to our Conservation Partners

      Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA)

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

Natural Resourses Conservation Service (Indiana NRCS)

  Indiana Department of Natural Resources   (IDEM)  

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