Mission...

Historic Hoosier Hills' mission is "to serve as a catalyst to empower local people to solve the overall economic and natural resource problems of the area, and to properly develop, utilize, and conserve our natural and human resources." We provide services that help local people help themselves. Local volunteer committees with their mix of talents and knowledge, have the desire to make their communities better. Historic Hoosier Hills' service provides unbiased assistance and support while allowing the leadership to remain local, helping local people to achieve realistic, community-minded goals. It is this collaborative approach that "makes things happen."

Organization...

Historic Hoosier Hills is governed by a Board of Directors - local residents who determine the services that Historic Hoosier Hills provides. Each director is appointed to a two-year term by the sponsor they represent. The officers of the Board make up the Executive Committee. The Board meets every other month and the Executive Committee meets each month the Board does not.

We have three standing committees, that operate under the RC&D Council Board of Directors. The chair or president of each committee is also a director on the RC&D Council Board of Directors. In addition, Historic Hoosier Hills sponsors over forty project committees that operate under the Council or one of the resource committees. These committees form to address one problem or opportunity and will usually end when their project is completed.

We organized in 1968, are incorporated, nonprofit and tax exempt within the state of Indiana, and are 501(c)3 Public Charity by Internal Revenue Service determination.

Network...

Historic Hoosier Hills is one of nine RC&D's in Indiana and one of 375 nationally. We network to share ideas and gain information. We are a member of the National Association of RC&D Councils, the North Central Region of RC&D Councils, the Indiana League of RC&D Councils, and the National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

We network with many federal, state, and local groups, organizations, and units of government who help us provide information, technical assistance, financial support, and referral services to the Board of Directors, the resource committees, the project committees, and communities. These partnerships and the strong volunteers on our committees make up our key to success.

Support...

Historic Hoosier Hills is most appreciative of the long-term support of our sponsors: the nine Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the nine Board of County Commissioners of Clark, Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott , and Switzerland Counties. Additional sponsors are the Cities of Aurora, Scottsburg, Rising Sun, the Town of Versailles, the Stucker Fork Conservancy District in Scott County, and the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in Jennings County. They appoint representatives to our RC&D Council Board of Directors and provide annual dues that make up half of our operating budget.

Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D, Inc. and The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited basis apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington D.C. 20250 or call 1-800-245-6340 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity employer.

We also thank our federal partner, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the State Conservationist and staff.

	Officers
President Ted Fowler		First Vice-President Dan Stropes
Second Vice-President Norbert Schafer		Secretary Kaye Hunger
Assistant Secretary Lilian Carmer		Treasurer Rebecca Reatherford
	Assistant Treasurer Kaye Hunger
* All board appointees and officers serve a 2 year period
	Clark County
SWCD		Commissioners
Robert Bowen 222 Jefferson Street Charlestown, IN  47111 (812) 256-2408		Art Haire 216 Sportsman Drive Jeffersonville, IN  47130
	Dearborn County
SWCD		Commissioners
Ted Fowler 9849 Tanglewood Lane Aurora, IN  47001 (812) 926-1159 Ted.Fowler@uc.edu		Dan Stropes 18552 Whispering Woods Dr Lawrenceburg, IN  47025 dstropes@nuvox.net
	Franklin County
SWCD		Commissioners
Dave Hartman 22113 Lamping Road Batesville, IN  47006 (812) 934-5045		Vacancy
	Jefferson County
SWCD		Commissioners
Norbert Schafer 4857 E 900 W Madison, IN  47250 812-839-3821		William Ford 1549 N Thompson Road Madison, IN  47250 812-866-2891
	Jennings County
SWCD		Commissioners
Rob McGriff 905 East County Road 350 North North Vernon, IN  47265		Lilian H. Carmer 3345 S County Rd 800 E Dupont, IN  47231-9469 812-873-6494
	Ohio County
SWCD		Commissioners
W. Gene Weaver 10231 Old SR 56 Aurora, IN  47001 812-438-2099		Larry Bailey 5217 Pleasant Ridge Rising Sun, IN  47040 812-438-3484
	Ripley County
SWCD		Commissioners
Becky Reatherford 301 North Street Osgood, IN  47037 812-689-5592		Kaye Hunger 353 E County Road 600 S Versailles, IN  47042 812-689-5396
	Scott County
SWCD		Commissioners
Dennis Wilson 2138 W Moonglo Road Scottsburg, IN  47170 812-752-3781		Matt Wirth 3844 S Lake Rd S Scottsburg, IN  47170 812-752-7721
	Switzerland County
SWCD		Commissioners
Katie Collier 105 East Pike Street Vevay, IN  47043		Jon Bond P.O. Box 193 Vevay, IN  47043 812-427-9100
City Of Scottsburg		City of Aurora
Vacancy		John Borgman 302 5th Street Aurora, IN  47001 812-926-3026
Town of Versailles		City Of Rising Sun
John Holzer PO Box 33 Versailles, IN  47042 812-689-7305		Cecilia Falk P.O. Box 123 Rising Sun, IN  47040 812-438-3807
Stucker Fork Conservancy District		Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Sherrill Miller 5322 S Liberty Knob Rd Scottsburg, IN  47170		Vacancy
	At-Large (2)