MC Soil and Water Conservation District receives grant

PLYMOUTH

– Arrow Head

Country Resource Conservation District (RC&D) awards grants annually for conservation projects through a competitive application and review process. Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce it has received a $2,500 grant from the Arrowhead Country RC&D for an invasive species removal bounty, specifically targeting ornamental pear trees. The bounty program is entitled “Pretty Invasive Pears” and it will be a 75% cost-share program for Marshall County homeowners that will reimburse them up to $500 to remove an invasive pear and replace it with a beneficial native tree.

Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area (RC&D) Inc. is a non-profit organization made up of Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Pulaski, Starke and White counties in Indiana.

The purpose of the organization is to provide local leadership for developing and carrying out a plan for the orderly conservation, improvement, development and wise use of the natural resources, thereby improving the quality of life for all the people living in designated RC&D areas.

If you would like more information about invasive plants and what you can do to help, visit www.marshallcountyswcd.org or find us on Facebook.