Upcoming Events
ANR Upcoming Events
Ag Community Breakfast
March 1st from 8:30AM - 10:30AM at Newlin Hall
Do you have backyard chickens?
Do you have your own garden?
Are you a beekeeper?
Are you a farmer?
The Ag Community Breakfast is for you! It is a great place to enjoy a FREE delicious breakfast where you can also meet local ag organizations that can help you and answer your questions! Breakfast will be served at 8:30AM. Our guest speaker will begin at 9AM. Thank you to Floyd County Farm Bureau Inc. for sponsoring the breakfast!
RSVPs are appreciated by February 21st. RSVP by emailing Gina Anderson at gmanders@purdue.edu or calling (812)-948-5470.
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university. If you are in need of any special accommodations, including an interpreter, to attend the program or if there are special dietary needs, contact Gina Anderson by February 21st at gmanders@purdue.edu.
Pollinator Steward Certification for Farmers & Gardeners
Wednesday - March 19th : 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday - March 20th : 9 AM - 3 PM
The Sam Shine Foundation: 8771 Schuler Road, Greenville, IN
Limited space available. Register for FREE at: http://tinyurl.com/36jnwb4u
- Benefits of pollinator habitats
- "How to's" of conservation practices
- Available resources to support your projects
- Attend both days of the PSC workshop
- Create pollinator habitat
- Share what you’ve learned with your community
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Receive technical assistance for your pollinator habitat project
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Use of the Pollinator Steward Certified Stamp
- WHEN: March 22nd from 9 AM - 2 PM
- WHERE: Private farm in Floyd County. Location will be emailed to participants after the registration date.
- Registration: $10 cash or check
- Due March 14th
- Checks can be made payable to Purdue CED ED Fund
Put your boots on and join Purdue Extension Floyd County and Floyd County Soil and Water Conservation District fir a pasture workshop! Join experts in the field to learn about: pasture weeds, rotational grazing, pastural improvement, biosecurity, and funding opportunities! Lunch will be provided. The workshop will also include a tour of a pasture so please wear appropriate attire!
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university. If you are in need of any special accommodations, including an interpreter, to attend the program or if there are special dietary needs, contact Gina Anderson by March 14th at gmanders@purdue.edu.
IIndiana Master Naturalist is a volunteer program, similar to Master Gardener, which trains adults about Indiana’s natural resources, teaches how to educate others, and provides opportunities to do conservation projects. If you enjoy hiking, bird watching, following animal tracks, or identifying wildflowers, you’ll love being a master naturalist!
As a master naturalist, you will gain new knowledge of Indiana plants, wildlife, geology, and geography. You will also meet others with interests similar to yours!
To learn more about our Spring Master Naturalist course, check out course information here.
Attention landowners! Do you know what's lurking on your property?
You might have noticed non-native invasive plant species overtaking your land, crowding out native plants, and making it difficult for wildlife to thrive. Good news! A Regional Specialist from SICIM is here to help! They can come to your property and identify invasive plant species, write a brush management plan, and give you information on how to best control the invasive species specific to your property!
Kaila Laplace, the Regional Specialist serving Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Lawrence, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, and Washington counties is now starting to book landowner surveys for 2024!
If you would like to schedule a survey, please contact Kaila Laplace by email at Kaila@sicim.info.