Note: These projects were selected and created by the participants, and are not a product of Purdue University. For more information, please contact the authors listed.
Adopt-A-Stream: |
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Watershed Groups and Confined Feeding Operations: Bridging the Gap: Graduation presentation |
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The Average Joe’s Stormwater Quality Monitoring Database: Stormwater Quality Database (MSAccess) |
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Roll Out the Barrels: We organized a mass rain barrel sale, offering barrels for $25 with the use of 319 grant money. Preparations included: developing flyers, training volunteers to install, securing pickup/staging locations, obtaining volunteers, and developing all paperwork associated. Graduation presentation |
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Watershed Signs on Indiana Routes: |
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ArcGIS Online for Watershed Groups and County Agencies: My project evaluated the use of ArcGIS online for watershed planning and education. |
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Non-Point Source Communities Septic Mitigation Toolbox We developed a mitigation toolbox that will allow un-sewered communities to easily access funding and technical services. |
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Learning from IDEM’s Fixed Station Data: We organized data from IDEM’s fixed station monitoring program, made it more accessible and user-friendly, and we provided examples of how the data can be used and ideas on how other data could be incorporated in the future. |
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How CAFOs Land Apply Manure: We created an informational video that can be used as an educational resource for the land application of manure as fertilizer, and the measures that are taken to help ensure that negative environmental impacts are kept to a minimum Graduation presentation |
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Raising Awareness to Facilitate Beneficial Connections between Watershed Groups, Government, and Floodplain Managers This project highlights the regulatory power associated with locally adopted floodplain management ordinances and suggests methods for encouraging local governments to adopt higher than the minimum State ordinance requirements to assist in achieving mutual goals. We also specifically addressed financial incentives available through the Community Rating System, which provides flood insurance premium discounts to all insurance policies purchased within a community which meets specific higher standard requirements. We produced fact sheets on these topics that can be used by others. Graduation presentation |
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