The St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative promotes land use practices that are environmentally and economically compatible and that improve the water quality of the St. Joseph River. We facilitate conservation practices by searching for public and private sources of funding that might help farmers and landowners implement the best management practices needed to minimize the potential for pollution.

  • Conservation tillage
  • Septic system maintenance
  • Buffers and filter strips
  • Reforestation
  • Wetland restoration
  • Environmentally friendly landscaping