Resources for Landowners

Private land stewardship is essential to Sugar Creek health. Opportunities abound for landowners seeking financial and logistical support to create and sustain wildlife habitat on their property. See the links below for more information:

DNR: Landowner & Habitat Assistance
This DNR site contains information about the major government land conservation programs including:
Pheasant Habitat Incentive Program
Quail Habitat Incentive Program
Classified Forest and Wildlands Program
Game Bird Habitat Development Program
Wildlife Habitat Cost-Share Program
Game Bird Partnership Program
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Westlands Reserve Porgram (WRP)
Environmetnal Quality Incentives Program (EQIIP)
Conservation Reserve Enhance Program
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

Information about many of these programs is also available from your county's Soil and Water Conservation Districts:
Boone County SWCD (765-483-4449)
Clinton County SWCD
Tipton County SWCD (765-675-2316 ext. 3)

Montgomery County SWCD (765-362-1194 ext. 3)
Parke County SWCD (765-362-1194 ext. 3)

Two private land trusts operate within the Watershed:
NICHES
Central Indiana Land Trust

All landowners with Sugar Creek frontage in Montgomery County are required to follow the Sugar Creek Ordinance. You can obtain a copy of this document from the Montgomery County Commissioner's website:
Sugar Creek Land Use Ordinance