Indiana RC&D
2007 Accomplishments
(updated
07.01.08)
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Wood-Land-Lakes RC&D is one of ten Resource
Conservation and Development (RC&D) programs in Indiana. The Indiana RC&D’s have
been very successful and have provided many benefits to the citizens of Indiana.
The following list of accomplishments, compiled for 2007, reflects some of these
benefits in the following categories: |
- Project Benefits for Community & Economic
Development
- Project Benefits for Natural Resources
- Project Benefits for Information & Education
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The list of accomplishments displays a very successful RC&D
program that provides many benefits in the RC&D areas throughout the state. |
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Community and
Economic Development Benefits
Resulting from RC&D Assistance |
- 11
new business created
- 8 business expanded
- 7 business retained
- 12 farm related jobs created
- 17 farm related jobs created or
maintained
- 16 non farm jobs created or
maintained
- 6 cooperatives or associations
formed
- 51 tourism areas improved or
retained
- 1 community building constructed
- 4 rural communities assisted to
provide improved fire protection
- 75 rural communities assisted to
improve or provide improved health care
- Over 125,000
Indiana citizens served of which over 44,000 were considered Socially or
economically disadvantaged
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Natural
Resources Benefits from RC&D Assisted Projects |
- 4,000 acres of cropland treated to
improved soil quality and reduce soil erosion
- 3,300 acres of forest land treated
to improved soil quality and reduce erosion
- 8,500 acres of pasture/ hay land
treated to improved soil quality and reduce erosion
- 400 acres of surface mined land
treated to improved soil quality and reduce erosion
- 417 acres of farmland preserved
through conservation easement
- 600 acres of wildlife habitat
created on non private lands
- 4,100 acres of private lands
treated to improve fish & wildlife habitat
- 1,100 acres treated to improve
ground water quality
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Information and
Education Activities |
- Over 500 educational workshops / tours / seminars
conducted providing natural resource information and community development
information attended by 108,000 Indiana citizens
- 3,400 Indiana school students provided natural
resource information through educational workshops and tours
- Over 800,000 pieces of natural resources
information distributed to Indiana citizens
- 6 area wide / watershed plans developed covering
over 400,000 acres
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