NRCS Rebuilds Conservation Planning To Aid Farmers
The Natural Resources Conservation Service shifts back to voluntary, detailed farm plans with certified planners and new tools ArcView and CST. Plans aim to be farmer friendly, enforceable, and responsive to environmental needs, with local offices offering guidance and training.
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Kansas Water Quality Buffer Initiative Protects Streams
The Kansas Water Quality Buffer Initiative administered by the State Conservation Commission supports landowners in establishing filter strips and riparian forest buffers along streams. It offers state incentives and CCRP participation, with payments up to 15 dollars per acre and a 15 year contract, plus potential property tax reductions. 2,800 acres and 290 stream miles enrolled, funding to add 6,600 more acres and 680 miles in 2002.
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Conservation buffers explained by local official
Franklin County district conservationist Herman Norwood outlines conservation buffers as environmental and economic tools. Buffers slow runoff, reduce erosion and protect water quality while improving air quality and wildlife habitat. several examples and benefits are cited with contact advice for USDA and local conservation districts.
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Local conservation leaders attend Kansas convention
Franklin County representativesKarl Hisele J Harry Peckham District Manager Keri Schultz and District Conservationist Herman Norwood joined Kansas Association of Conservation Districts in Wichita for the November annual meeting. The theme Serving All Communities underscored conservation needs beyond farms to cities rural areas parks roads and backyards. Districts act as catalysts to raise conservation issues among residents.
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Wichita
Karl Hisele
J. Harry Peckham
Keri Schultz
Herman Norwood
Franklin County
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