A Brief History

The soil health trailer started as a Clean Water Indiana (CWI) grant in 2017 between the counties of Hamilton (lead), Boone, Clinton, and Madison.  This was a 3 year grant and after many road bumps and changes the trailer is nearly complete. The trailer is available for exterior utilization and backdrops for events and programming for everyone to see!

Timeline

• Project Goals & Objectives-Spring 2017 
• Trailer Theme and General Content- Spring 2017 
• Trailer Quotes- Spring 2017 
• Designer Interviews – Summer 2017-Spring 2018 
• Trailer Ordered/Purchased- Winter 2018 
• Trailer Designer Hired- Spring 2018 
• Curriculum Development-Summer 2018 
• Secure Resources for Insurance, Title, and Housing – Winter 2018 
• Logistics and Administration of Trailer Development-Summer 2018 
• Solicitation Documents for Sponsorship – Winter 2018-2019
• Trailer Delivery to Builder- Fall 2019
• Trailer Wrap and Content- Spring/Summer 2019-Fall 2019 
• Finalize CWI Grant- Winter 2019 
• Finalizing Interior layout- December 2020
• Trailer Interior Designer Contacted- Feb 2021
• Budget approximate for Sponsorship-  Spring 2021
• Grant Application & Sponsorship Spring- Fall 2021 
• Scaled Design Drawings- Spring/Summer 2021
• Fabrication – Summer 2021- Summer 2022
• Scheduling- Summer/Fall 2022
• Kick Off Event- Fall/Winter 2022
• Full Trailer Utilization- Spring 2023

Sculptor Donn Smith working on the below ground soil profiles for the soil trailer.