District Capacity

Strengthening a Soil and Water Conservation District creates an environment that supports continuous improvement of a District and the services they provide.

Every SWCD needs leaders with a clear understanding of the issues facing their organization who are prepared to implement them while maintaining operational functions, developing staff and supervisor skills, and managing conservation resources.

This tab includes resources on:

• customer service,
• efficient business operations, and
• leadership development.

Building the capacity of a District a critical component to strong, vibrant, healthy Soil and Water Conservation District that is providing excellent customer service and conservation programs to landowners. It starts with good people leading the organization.

SWCD supervisors and staff take advantage of excellent training opportunities sponsored by the Leadership Institute, sponsored by the ISDA Division of Soil Conservation, as well as the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy a program of Purdue University and the Extension Water Quality Program.

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• DeKalb County SWCD
  One District Can Make a Difference, And Does Every Day in DeKalb County!
  
  
  
• Dearborn County SWCD
  Third oldest county in the Hoosier state host to progressive Soil and Water Conservation District
  
  
  
• Elkhart County SWCD
  Elkhart County SWCD: building relationships, working hard, creating conservation results in a strong urban/agricultural Indiana region
  
  
  
• Switzerland County SWCD
  This quaint small Ohio River county hosts a vibrant, take charge Soil and Water Conservation District
  

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