Water Quality Project Accepting Applications for the Cheyenne River – Wasta Area
Project Cheyenne River – Wasta Area will soon be underway in Pennington and Meade Counties in SD, serving the community and improving land quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), Huron, South Dakota (SD), January 24, 2023 – Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) Project Cheyenne River – Wasta Area will soon be underway in Pennington and Meade Counties in SD, serving the community and improving land quality.
This 3-year project is one of 12 selected in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and is federally-funded through the NRCS conservation programs in the 2018 Farm Bill. The purpose of this project is to improve water quality, rangeland health, soil health, and will be implemented by NRCS and Conservation Districts (CD) in collaboration with farmers, ranchers and landowners. Those within the project areas are eligible to apply for financial assistance. The application date to be considered for inclusion in this years’ project is March 1, 2023.
The NRCS conservation specialists and partners are coordinating these projects throughout the state. Through collectively focusing expertise and resources on the highest priority resource concerns in the highest priority areas, CIS projects can yield the most impressive returns. Collaborative funding and support from other agencies and groups create a coordinated community effort and focus on mutual issues of concern. The Cheyenne River – Wasta Area Project partners with NRCS and CD in Pennington and Meade Counties to directly benefit natural resources in a targeted area of the Cheyenne River Watershed. Project sponsors identified water quality, rangeland health, and soil health as resource concerns and developed this CIS project to address the situation.
“Implementing conservation practices within the project area will benefit local producers and promote water quality improvement of the Cheyenne River,” says Lynn Schell, District Conservationist, Wall Field Office.
To apply to be a part of this project, contact Lynn Schell at (605) 279-2451, Ext. 3 or lynn.schell@usda.gov. For more information on the CIS in SD, or if you have ideas for a project, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/eqip-environmental-quality-incentives/south-dakota/south-dakota-conservation, or contact Jeff Vander Wilt, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs at jeffrey.vanderwilt@usda.gov or (605) 352 - 1226.
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