Technical Assistance for SWCDs
About
Resilient Indiana (RITA) Technicians provide soil and water resource-related technical assistance to agricultural, woodland, and urban land users within a regional team consisting of members of local, state, and federal partners.
Technical assistance is primarily focused on promoting climate change mitigation activities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve carbon storage on agricultural lands, resulting in improved ecological resilience of local agricultural enterprises and rural communities. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) current list of climate mitigation activities is available here: climate-smart-mitigation-activities. Climate mitigation activities align within the mission of most soil and water conservation districts.
RITA is an initiative of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD), an Indiana-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enabling the conservation of Indiana’s natural resources through the combined support of its 92 member Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs).
RITA is made possible through the support of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Clean Water Indiana (CWI) program.
General Resources
- Indiana Conservation Partnership
- NRCS’s list of climate mitigation activities
- NRCS voluntary programs and funding to implement climate-smart solutions
- NRCS Field Office Technical Guide for Indiana
- Clean Water Indiana
Resources for SWCDs
Resources for RITA Techs
Why Donate?
Resilient Indiana (RITA) relies on grants and donations for funding. Your individual contributions greatly support our operations and provide essential matching funds for the grants we receive.
RITA is an initiative of the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD), a 501(c)(3) non-profit. All donations are tax-deductible.
Thank you for supporting efforts to mitigate climate change and its impacts in Indiana.
For other ways to contribute or if you have questions, please contact Meg Leader at 812.510.3939 or email resilient-indiana@iaswcd.org.
RITA is dedicated to respecting donor privacy. Information provided to RITA will be used solely for processing donations and will not be shared.
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“Shall we not proceed immediately to help the present generation of farmers and to conserve the heritage of posterity…” – Hugh Hammond Bennett, 1928.