Little Blue River Watershed Activities Everyone is welcome to participate in any of the activities. Would you like to join a citizen's watershed group? We are in the process of determining if there is enough interest in Shelby and Rush County, Indiana to form a citizen's watershed group. This group would meet two or three times a year for activities such as:
If you are interested or want to know more contact Noell Krughoff at nkrughoff@gmail.com Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers are trained using Hoosier Riverwatch techniques.
To find out how you can get this free training, go to www.Riverwatch.IN.gov.
We are monitoring ten sites throughout the watershed every other month for two years - until August 2010. The ten locations are marked on the following map. If you would like to help,
contact Noell Krughoff, Project Coordinator, nkrughoff@gmail.com.
 River Clean Up Events Our last clean up was at Kennedy Park in Shelbyville during May 2009.
If you know of a site that needs clean up work contact the project coordinator,
Noell Krughoff, at nkrughoff@gmail.com.
Field Days and Educational Events An important part of the watershed grant is to provide public education about ways to protect and improve water quality. A recent event was the State Road 44 Conservation Tour on September 3rd at Rush Shelby Energy near Manilla, Indiana. Picture from the event can be seen here.
Classroom/Student Education The Rush and Shelby County Soil and Water Conservation Districts have educators
who present lessons on a variety of conservation topics – including water quality.
These educators work in both traditional and non-traditional classroom settings.
To schedule a presentation or to find out more contact:
Tammy Jackman, Rush County SWCD, 765-932-2813 x 3, tammy.jackman@in.nacdnet.net or Jim Stewart, Shelby County SWCD, 317-392-1394 x 3, jstew@tds.net
 Watershed Steering Committee Steering Committee members are interested citizens from both Rush and Shelby County. You don’t have to live in the Little Blue River Watershed to participate. Members help plan and carry out many of the events and activities listed above. To learn more about the steering committee and how you can join contact: Noell Krughoff, Project Coordinator Steering Committee meeting location: 6065 E 600 N Shelbyville, IN 46176
All meetings are open to the public.
Next Meeting: Monday, November 9, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
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