Conservation Clip List for Friday, January 6th, 2023
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NACD applauded Congress for passing a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 federal spending agreement that supports voluntary, locally-led conservation efforts across the country by providing strong funding for critical conservation programs and initiatives.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation have created a Good Agricultural Practice grower toolkit and website to increase underserved farmers’ access to new and existing markets and food safety certification programs.
The winter months are a great time for gardeners to start catching up on projects they have postponed or to begin planning crop rotations and ordering seeds for the upcoming year. One of the most critical steps to ensuring a productive growing season is to test and prepare the soil.
Farming using a soil health system can have different meanings to different people. Keep this in mind as you determine what version of soil health would work best for your operation.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a final environmental assessment that addresses the environmental impacts of releasing the insect Ganaspis brasiliensis to manage spotted-wing drosophila populations in the contiguous United States.
The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2023 Spring Plant Sale catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
More than 30 water agencies and providers, including the City of Santa Fe, have committed to take additional actions to reduce water demands and help protect the Colorado River system.
The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition will hold its annual Soil Health Conference Jan. 24-25, 2023 in Sioux Falls, SD. The conference will feature presentations by national and international sustainable agriculture experts and producers as well as breakout sessions, discussion panels, and social events.
Texas A&M Forest Service is soliciting applications for a pair of $50,000 grants to promote healthy trees and forests. The agency’s Community Forestry Grants Program seeks to fund community forestry-focused projects in two areas: climate resiliency and community equity.
A land acquisition made possible by a $1.6 million grant will help preserve water quality in a Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District priority watershed that supplies the Twin Cities with a source of drinking water.
Beaver County Conservation District is hosting a training course for PA Master Naturalist volunteers at their office this spring. This course has limited space and registration is required. Final deadline is February 1, 2023 to register.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has announced $1.1 million in grants to restore and enhance aquatic habitats and improve populations of imperiled native freshwater aquatic species in watersheds in the Southeast, including Alabama.
Conservation Implementation Strategy Project Resilient Forests will soon be underway to address overstocked stands of ponderosa pine and will be implemented by the SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lawrence Conservation District, and SD Family Forests Association.
The Rech brothers worked with the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District and NRCS to add terraces and outlets to their row crop acres. Erosion control was their primary objective, as they were seeing significant soil loss on their hillier acres.
The Seneca County Soil & Water Conservation District has finished the first sediment control project on a local vineyard, partially funded by the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association.
Waterways in Sheridan County may be frozen for now, but it’s time to start thinking about what improvements could be made once things thaw out. The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting requests for assistance with spring-time water quality improvement projects along the Tongue, Goose and Prairie Dog watersheds.
Montgomery SWCD:57 Years in 2023 Montgomery County, OH | North Central Region
01/05/2023
The citizens of Montgomery County, Ohio and the Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) are proud and honored by the dedication Mr. Fred Glander has shown, and continues to show towards the conservation of soil and water resources.
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