Approximately 6 million tons of soil erode each year in Indiana's portion of the Great Lakes Basin, causing economic and environmental losses and damages. More than 5,200 acres are under some form of soil erosion and sediment control, thereby preventing the loss of nearly 43,000 tons of soil annually. Public information and education programs have been an important component of the Indiana effort, targeting key stakeholders groups such as developers, landowners, school children and government agency personnel. Projects have used newspapers, cable television and newsletters as the vehicles for disseminating effective soil erosion and sediment control information. The five Great Lakes Basin Program projects funded in Indiana are listed below.
Numbers correspond to the map above.
Agricultural Erosion 2. Livestock Watering Demonstration Project 4. Fish Creek Watershed Project 5. Urban Erosion Control Demonstration 3.