WARSAW — Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor a 2020 Indiana Master Naturalist class in Kosciusko County, according to Darci Zolman, SWCD Program Administrator. “The mission of the Indiana Master Naturalist program is to bring together natural resource specialists with adult learners to foster an understanding of Indiana’s plants, water, soils …read more.

SYRACUSE — For about two-and-a-half hours Monday afternoon, May 13, Wawasee High School students in Mariah Roberts’ natural resources class took part in hands-on learning at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Center south of Syracuse. Through a $1,955 grant obtained from the Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area, …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced its sponsorship of a 2019 Indiana Master Naturalist class in Kosciusko County, according to Darci Zolman, KSWCD program administrator. “The mission of the Indiana Master Naturalist program is to bring together natural resource specialists with adult learners to foster an understanding of Indiana’s plants, …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District-sponsored Kosciusko Indiana Master Naturalists recently graduated its 2018 class, according to Darci Zolman, SWCD Program Director.  Of the 19 participants, 16 completed the required 24 hours of classroom/field work and passed the test with 70 percent or better.  Six members have also fulfilled the mandatory 24 …read more.

WARSAW — Twenty Indiana Master Naturalists met on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Kosciusko Community Foundation’s meeting room in Warsaw.  The event marked the first alumni meeting of the Kosciusko chapter. “Only beginning its third year in the county, the Kosciusko classes have graduated over 70 percent of its participants, bringing 28 certified Master Naturalists into …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Water is a valuable resource worth protecting. But monitoring water quality and involving the public in water related issues just doesn’t happen automatically and that’s where the Hoosier Riverwatch program helps.

For the past 30 years, Darci Zolman has been doing what she loves. Her inspiration came from a 1904 novel. “When I was 12 or 13 years old I read ‘Freckles’ by Gene Stratton-Porter,” said Zolman. “It was about an orphan boy hired to protect the woods from tree thieves. “The theme just connected with …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — In August, the Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College partnered with other local organizations, including the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and local property owners on the annual Warsaw Community High School Water Drop rafting trip.

KOSCIUSKO — Educators, do you need some ready-to-go activities to supplement a lesson that are field-tested, award-winning, and student-proven fun and effective? Come get “WET” and “WILD” at a free workshop held at the amazing Merry Lea Environmental learning Center and sponsored by the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District.

By DARCI ZOLMAN Program Administrator with the Soil and Water Conservation District Women who own or manage farmland in Kosciusko and surrounding counties are invited to participate in a free conservation discussion and field tour 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Center Lake Pavilion, 119 E. Canal St. “We estimate that women now own …read more.