Conservation Clip List for Friday, September 23, 2022
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In 2021, the Catoosa County Conservation District in Georgia was awarded a Friends of NACD District Grant. With the grant, our district conducted several activities to promote and encourage the importance of water quality and residential water conservation in the community.
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment tested how soil disturbance influences the response of rangeland to climate change.
To determine how no-till and cover crops might affect farmers’ bottom lines, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and Datu Research analyzed data from several farms.
USDA works closely with Federal and State officials to eradicate Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) using a combined approach. Find out what’s happening in your state!
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing on Farm Bill Title II Conservation Programs. NACD President Michael Crowder testified, among others.
More money is being awarded through the Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect program, offering loans or grants to 32 projects across 20 states to strengthen the country’s rural broadband access.
The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) and the Two Rivers Coalition (TRC) invite volunteers to join us Sunday, October 2nd for a Macroinvertebrate Sampling Stream Monitoring event.
Experts and advocates from The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) heard from several of Maui County’s farmers, ranchers, producers and business owners about Hawaii’s problems with Axis deer when in town for a regional conference.
Exceptionally dry winter and spring weather depleted the Rio Grande, the main water source for farmers to irrigate in parts of New Mexico. The water that carried them through was diverted from the Colorado River Basin through a federal system of tunnels and dams known as the San Juan-Chama Project.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana announced that it is awarding $7.9 million for the Kankakee Watershed Initiative led by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and funded by the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.
Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with farmers and Native American Tribes on cropping practices that can enhance soil health and reduce the carbon footprint of the Pacific Northwest potato industry.
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife and state officials have confirmed the presence of zebra mussels, and invasive species, in Highline Lake State Park located north of Loma, Colorado.
The Meadows Cattle Farm located in Ripley won the West Area Conservation Farm Contest. He will receive the West Virginia State Conservation Farm Award in October.
Scientists have long warned that climate change would lead to more fires near towns like Index on the west side of the Cascades. And while the Bolt Creek fire is only one example, it could be a harbinger of blazes to come.
Conversations about the benefits of cover crops continue to be a hot topic. That’s why Ceres Solutions held the Advanced Cover Crop Training event to provide more information and resources about adding cover crops.
Last week, a diverse team of wildland firefighters from the Texas A&M Forest Service was mobilized. Thirty-four Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently responding to wildfire incidents in California, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Any Snyder County farmer, within the Middle Creek Watershed, interested in having necessary plans to follow PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulations can sign up at the Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD).
Helping farmers weather the drought and severe storms like we’ve had this year may lie below the ground, according to Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska Extension engineer. He believes focusing on soil health can pay off even in bad years.
In the 1980s the area suffered from flooding and the rising salty water killed off native vegetation that once surrounded the lake, and phragmites — an invasive reed species that can grow up to 15 feet in height — slipped in at some point and took over.
