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Rural Community Development |
Building Sustainable Places Guide (108 pages) ~ is written
for farmers, entrepreneurs, community developers, private landowners,
conservationists, and many other individuals, as well as private and
public organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit. The guide describes federal program resources ranging from grants and
loans to technical assistance and information resources.
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Indiana Agritourism
Directory ~ The Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s (ISDA)
Farmers' Market, U-Pick and Agritourism Directory. You can search
for local foods and agricultural destinations throughout the state; and
find additional resources for local foods, agritourism, and producers.
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Water |
Clear
Choices for Clean Water is a campaign to increase awareness
about lawn care and its impact on our streams and lakes. Water
quality friendly lawn care includes practices such as using
phosphorus-free fertilizer, landscaping with native plants, managing
yard and pet wastes, and overall lawn reform.
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Are You Smart in
Your Use of Lawn Fertilizer?
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Shoreline Alterations: Natural Buffers and Lakescaping
~ this brochure, produced by Minnesota DNR, has a great, brief overview
of lakescaping.
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Lakescaping
for Wildlife and Water Quality ~ This 72-page guide contains
a host of resources that are specific to Indiana and will greatly assist
anyone seeking to conduct lakescaping efforts in the Hoosier State.
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Indiana's Public Freshwater Lakes
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Energy |
Where
to purchase Biodiesel? Check out this website.
NearBio is a FREE service that combines the most comprehensive list of
US biodiesel stations (retail pumps) and driving directions with easy
access from your cell phone or your computer!
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Where
to purchase E-85? NearE85 is a FREE service that
combines the most comprehensive, verified list of US E85 locations
(retail pumps) and driving directions with easy access from your cell
phone or your computer!
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Wind Map of the United States ~ How windy is
it where you live?
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Planning
for a Small Wind Turbine in Rural Areas of Indiana ~ If you
are a rural resident or landowner considering adding small wind turbines
to either supplement your energy usage or with the goal of supplying 100
percent of the electricity you use (going “off the grid”), you must
carefully assess multiple factors.
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Indiana Small Wind Systems Guide ~ Can you use wind energy to
power your home? This question is being asked across the country as more
people look for affordable and reliable sources of electricity.
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Wind Speeds and Wind Power Maps ~ Maps showing
wind information for DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and
Whitley Counties in Indiana.
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The Wind Energy Ordinance Process for Local Governments ~
Rural Indiana landowners are being approached by wind developers who
want to lease their property for utility-scale wind production.
Landowners and developers alike look for local ordinances for the
implementation of wind energy, approved by a local governing body.
Counties equipped with wind energy ordinances and permitting processes
offer a proactive approach to development for their residents.
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Additional
Energy Related
Resource Information:
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Forestry |
The
2011-2012
Directory of Professional
Foresters
is now available.
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Land and Plants |
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Rain Garden Manual ~ contains detailed instructions on how to
build a rain garden. Rain gardens are landscaped areas planted
with wild flowers and other native vegetation that soak up rain water,
mainly from the roof of a house or other building. The rain garden
fills with a few inches of water after a storm and the water slowly
filters into the ground rather than running off to a storm drain.
Compared to a conventional patch of lawn, a rain garden allows about 30%
more water to soak into the ground.
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Reed CanaryGrass Management ~ contains information on how
to control this invasive plant.
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Tree
Owner's Manual for the Northeastern and Midwestern United
States ~ This is a great reference for anyone who has trees. Great
diagrams and easy to understand instructions from pre-planting to
maintenance and troubleshooting to removal. Something everyone
should have in their reference library. Best of all - it is
FREE!
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Indiana Native Plant Nurseries ~ want
some native plants but don't know where to find them? Look here!
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Indiana Native Plant List by Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
(INPAWS). This list is easy to use with
plants divided by flowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, sun, shade,
and so on. You can also find some great photos of plants on the
Connecticut
Botanical Society website.
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Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants pdf
brochure (by Midwest Invasive Plant Network)
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Backyard
Conservation ~ Have you ever heard
of some great backyard conservation project you thought would be perfect
for your yard, but you weren't able to find any information on how to go
about it? See if this answers some of your questions. |
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