Implementing practices to remove Russian olive trees so the grass and forage can fill in behind them and make the pastures more productive for livestock grazing.
Project Description
The Russian olive tree has rapidly spread across the Uintah Basin over the past several years, especially along the streams, rivers and pasture lands. The goal of this project is to reduce the number of invasive trees over 600,000 acres of land and return these areas back to herbaceous cover that is more suitable for livestock grazing on pastureland. The removal method will depend on site specific information that will be evaluated to have the least impact to the land.
- County or Counties: Duchesne and Uintah Counties
- Year(s) active: FY 2022
- Duration: 5 years
Partners
Duchesne County Conservation District, Uintah County Conservation District, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Conservation practices involved
- Brush Management (314)
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment (315)
- Prescribed Grazing (528)
When to Apply
Program applications are accepted on a continual basis. However, NRCS establishes application ranking dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. Applications received after the ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period.
Local Working Group Meetings
Every year, NRCS hosts Local Working Group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Local Resources Assessment Priorities (LRAP) and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Working Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Working Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office, or visit our Utah State Technical Committee page.
Locally Led Conservation
At the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Utah, we understand effectively partnering with our local, county and state agencies and organizations is paramount to our mission of conserving our natural resources and helping people help the land. Utah’s diverse landscape and resource needs require strategic funding and focused efforts to support locally led conservation on the ground.
Learn more about Utah's Focused Opportunities and how NRCS is utilizing SFPs to target locally identified high priority natural resource concerns and work toward a desired outcome.