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SIGN-UP ANNOUNCED FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE (MRBI)
Deadline to apply April 19, 2019
The Adams Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) “Upper Ohio Brush Creek Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project” was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as part of the Mississippi River Basin Initiative (MRBI). This project provides Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) funds for producers in the focus area to complete conservation practices that improve overall soil health, reduce erosion, and curb nutrient leaching.
The project focus area encompasses five 40 square mile sub-watersheds of the Upper Ohio Brush Creek Watershed which extend throughout northwestern Adams and adjoining areas of Brown and Highland Counties. These sub-watersheds include: Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, Headwaters West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, Cherry Fork, Georges Creek-West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, and Little East Fork-Ohio Brush Creek. The SWCD chose this area of focus due to the high density of livestock producers and crop fields, as well as Ohio EPA’s designation as “impaired” due to excessive sediment and nutrients.
The program will promote cover crops and inter-seeding pastures as the two primary practices to protect water quality and reduce soil erosion. According to Lee Walker, District Conservationist, “this is a great program that can assist farmers in implementing conservation practices that help protect our most valuable natural resources, such as air, soil, and water. A few of the other available practices are crop rotation with perennials, grassed waterways, forage and biomass plantings, nutrient management, access control, and prescribed grazing.”
Interested producers may submit applications for EQIP at any time. To be considered for funding this fiscal year, submit an application by April 19, 2019. Applications received by this date will be ranked according to their overall environmental benefit. Those providing the highest environmental benefit will be selected for funding this fiscal year. Contact the Adams County SWCD/USDA Service Center at 807 NE Main St. #B, West Union, Ohio or 937-544-1010 to apply.
The project focus area encompasses five 40 square mile sub-watersheds of the Upper Ohio Brush Creek Watershed which extend throughout northwestern Adams and adjoining areas of Brown and Highland Counties. These sub-watersheds include: Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, Headwaters West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, Cherry Fork, Georges Creek-West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, and Little East Fork-Ohio Brush Creek. The SWCD chose this area of focus due to the high density of livestock producers and crop fields, as well as Ohio EPA’s designation as “impaired” due to excessive sediment and nutrients.
The program will promote cover crops and inter-seeding pastures as the two primary practices to protect water quality and reduce soil erosion. According to Lee Walker, District Conservationist, “this is a great program that can assist farmers in implementing conservation practices that help protect our most valuable natural resources, such as air, soil, and water. A few of the other available practices are crop rotation with perennials, grassed waterways, forage and biomass plantings, nutrient management, access control, and prescribed grazing.”
Interested producers may submit applications for EQIP at any time. To be considered for funding this fiscal year, submit an application by April 19, 2019. Applications received by this date will be ranked according to their overall environmental benefit. Those providing the highest environmental benefit will be selected for funding this fiscal year. Contact the Adams County SWCD/USDA Service Center at 807 NE Main St. #B, West Union, Ohio or 937-544-1010 to apply.
ADAMS
Soil and Water Conservation District
(SWCD)
807 NE Main St., #B
West Union, OH 45693
Phone 937-544-1010
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Office Hours
Monday -Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.
~Theodore Roosevelt
~Theodore Roosevelt
con·ser·va·tion
noun \ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-shən\
: the wise use of natural resources (such as soil, trees, water, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted
noun \ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-shən\
: the wise use of natural resources (such as soil, trees, water, oil, etc.) to prevent them from being lost or wasted