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One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032
Contact: Nancy Heck
E-Mail: nheck@carmel.in.gov
Phone: (317) 571-2494
Nancy Heck
The
Department of Community Relations
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City of Carmel
One Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032
News Release
Date:
May 9, 2008
Contact:
Nancy Heck
(317) 571-2494
Release:
Immediate
Homeowners Attended
Backyard Conservation Workshop
Carmel, IN - Numerous Hamilton County
residents attended the Backyard Conservation workshop
sponsored by the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) on April 26th. The Saturday morning event,
held at Lake Forest Subdivision in Carmel, featured a tour
of the neighborhood’s 5-acre arboretum, showcased a native
pond edge enhancement system along the neighborhood
retention pond’s shoreline, and taught participants how to
work with utilities, including easements and rights-of-way.
Through the Backyard Conservation Program the Hamilton
County SWCD promotes small changes in the way homeowners
manage their backyards. By mulching, composting, landscaping
with native plants, planting trees, or installing native
pond shoreline vegetation, residents can drastically improve
the quality of our environment – the air, water, soil, and
wildlife habitat it provides.
The Backyard Conservation Program provides educational,
technical, and financial assistance to landowners in
Hamilton County. Lake Forest Subdivision (located on the
north side of 116th Street just west of Hazel del Parkway)
and Cool Creek Park’s Greenhouse (located on the north side
of 151st Street just east of Highway 31) are two
demonstration sites that you are welcome to visit at any
time. Check the SWCD’s website (www.hamiltonswcd.org) or
call their office (317-773-2181 ext. 107) for further
information on workshops, demonstration sites, or to
schedule your personal, free, backyard consultation.
Below are brief descriptions of the attached pictures from
the workshop:
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Utilities: Tom Ordway (Duke Energy)
discusses how to work with utilities.
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Shoreline: Kevin Tungesvick (Spence
Restoration Nursery) describes native shoreline
plantings.
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Seedlings: Shaena Smith (SWCD) discusses
the new redbud seedling blooming in the foreground.
Utilities: Tom Ordway (Duke Energy) discusses how to work
with utilities.
Shoreline: Kevin Tungesvick (Spence Restoration Nursery)
describes native shoreline plantings.
Seedlings: Shaena Smith (SWCD) discusses the new redbud
seedling blooming in the foreground.
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