Wasco County SWCD Annual Plan of Work
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Updated 7/17/07


Program

Action Plan / Goal

Status

ADM Adminstration

Complete all identified administrative requirements by June 30, 2008

 

ADM Annual Meeting

Hold Annual Meeting by February 28, 2008

 

ADM Budgeting

Use local budget law process to develop and adopt budget for FY 08-09 prior to June 30, 2008

 

ADM District Capacity

Complete at least 3 actions to improve the capabilities of this and other OR SWCDs by June 2008

 

ADM Safety

Maintain high level of safety awareness and remain accident free during the entire year.

 

GEN Ag Sustainability

Provide at least 4 opportunities for farmers and ranchers to learn about methods to improve soil quality by June 08.

 

GEN Backyard Conservation

Conduct a backyard xeriscaping workshop by 10/30/07

 

GEN CAFO

Assist private landowners in complying with State confined animal feeding operations regulations.

 

GEN Conservation Equipment

Make mower and mulcher available to area producers during the year

 

GEN CRMP

Make use of Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP) process in Wasco County by June 2008

 

GEN District Cost Share Pgm

Implement District Cost Share Program with at least 12 projects by June 2008

 

GEN  Dry Crk Habitat Restor.

By June 30, 2008 make all preparations necessary to install instream habitat structures on Dry Creek.

 

GEN  Dry Crk Erosion Control

By Dec 30, 2007 install 10 water & sediment control basins in Dry Creek Watershed.

 

GEN Farm Bill Support

Implement 2002 Farm Bill Programs, by promotion, technical assistance, and reporting through June 2008

 

GEN Horsekeeping Workshop

Hold horse keeping workshop by September 30, 2007.

 

GEN Irrigation Ditches

Provide assistance to Irrigation Districts in the White River Area through June 2008

 

GEN Mosier Groundwater Study

Complete Mosier Groundwater model development and analysis by  4/30/08

 

GEN Monitoring, multi-project

Complete Annual Monitoring Requirements for Previously Completed Projects

 

GEN N. Fork Mill Crk Culvert

Replace N.Fork Mill Creek culvert with bottomless arch culvert for fish passage by October 30, 2007

 

GEN No Till

By 12/30/07 complete direct seed conversions on 600 ac. under the Hood-Deschutes Basin Direct Seed Grant.

 

GEN Nursery

Complete one new demonstration at H.A. Miller Demonstration Nursery by June 2008

 

GEN Pig Control Project

Support feral pig control project with south Wasco County landowners through June 2008

 

GEN Fifteenmile Riverkeeper

By November 30, 2007 complete Riverkeeper project on upper Fifteenmile.

 

GEN Rock Creek Piping design

Complete Rock Creek Ditch piping system design project by 11/1/07

 

GEN Roof Water Harvesting Demo

Complete preparations for installation of demonstration Roof Water harvesting system by June 30, 2008

 

GEN Small Grant Program

Assist Wasco County Landowners to obtain small grant funding and implement at least 5 projects by June 2008

 

GEN Steelhead-15mi Monitoring

Develop Comprehensive Steelhead and Water Quality Monitoring Program for Fifteenmile watershed by June 2008.

 

GEN Streambank treatment

Prepare for installation of streambank protection measures on lower Fifteenmile Creek at two sites by June 2008

 

GEN Stump Grinding Demo

Implement Stump Grinding Demonstration by June 2008

 

GEN Tech Dryland Chem Reduc.

Implement Dryland Chemical Reduction Technologies by June 2008

 

GEN Tech Precision Ag Dryland

Implement dryland precision ag technologies (GPS for overlap avoidance; selective spray) on by June 2008

 

GEN Tech Precision Ag Orchards

Implement Orchard Precision Ag Chemical Reduction Technologies by June 2008

 

GEN Plant Materials

Get at least 50,000 Conservation Trees and Shrubs planted by May 1, 2008

 

GEN Turner Bridge Project

Install Bridge at Turner Ranch on Eightmile Creek by November 1, 2007

 

GEN Weather Station Drift Reduc

Secure funds for weather stations in N. Wasco County wheat country for grower use in reducing spray drift by 6/08.

 

GEN Wildlife Habitat Imp. - CRP

Initiate program to assist Wasco County farmers improve wildlife habitat on CRP acreage by June 2008

 

GEN WYEAST RC&D Support

Provide organizational support to WyEast RC&D Area Council through June 2008

 

IEM Conservation Awards

By November 3, 2007 submit at least 7 nominations for the Oregon Conservation Partnership Awards Program

 

IEM Marketing

By June 30, 2008, publish at least twelve articles on the SWCD and its accomplishments in The Dalles Chronicle

 

IEM Newsletter

Distribute at least six bi-monthly issues of Groundwork by June 2008

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IEM Public Information

Participate in at least 36 public information activities by June 2008

 

IEM Rural Living Handbook

By June 2008 Develop, Print and Distribute at least 2,000 Wasco County Rural Living Handbooks

 

ORP CREP buffers (CP)

Establish 10 riparian buffers in Lower Deschutes/John Day subbasins by May 08

 

ORP CREP buffers (15)

Establish 12 riparian buffers  in Fifteenmile / Gorge Province by June 2008.

 

ORP CREP buffers (ODA)

Complete ODA CREP Technical Assistance Requirments by June 2008.

 

ORP Tech Assist Contacts

Make 300 landowner/operator contacts by June 15, 2008

 

ORP Tech Assist Plans

Write 34 new individual conservation plans / plan revisions by June 15, 2008

 

ORP Tech Assist Practices

Provide Technical Assistance implementing 40 practices benefiting water quality by June 2008

 

ORP Water Quality (LMA)

Implement Lower Deschutes Agriculture Water Quality Management Area Plan by June 2008

 

WSP Bakeoven Watershed

Implement Bakeoven Watershed Action Plan through June 2008

 

WSP Buck Hollow Monitoring

Conduct annual monitoring in Buck Hollow Watershed Project by June 2008

 

WSP Fifteenmile Watershed

Implement the Fifteenmile Watershed Council Action Plan through June 2008

 

WSP Mosier Watershed

Implement the Mosier Watershed Action Plan through June 2008

 

WSP Pine Hollow Watershed

Assist Sherman SWCD and Pine Hollow Watershed Council conduct a watershed assessment by June 2008

 

WSP The Dalles Watershed

Implement The Dalles Watershed Action Plan through June 2008

 

 

 

 

Each Goal pertains to an action plan which may have 6 or 60 individual tasks or actions


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