Preliminary flood hazard maps for Perry County have been released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to the DNR and county officials.

When final, the maps will show flood risk throughout the county and determine whether property owners, with a federal or federally insured loan, are required to carry flood insurance.

The first new such documents for the county in 17 years came as the result of FEMA, DNR, and the county completing an extensive multi-year study of the area’s floodplains using state-of the-art technologies and risk-modeling techniques.

The annual National Parks Foundation ‘Share the Experience” photo contest is underway.  If you have a great photo of Hoosier National Forest, you can enter.

Now in its 12th year, the contest offers cash prizes and provides an opportunity for amateur photographers to submit pictures taken at any federal lands site for the chance of having their image selected for use on the America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Lands Pass. Approximately 500,000 passes are utilized annually.

On Tuesday June 19, a Forestry Management Workshop will be held at the St. Meinrad Community Center beginning at 6:30 pm Central Time. The meeting is being organized by the Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension Service in both Perry and Spencer Counties.

The program will focus on basic management techniques for forest land along with the economics and benefits of managing forest land correctly.