Wasco County SWCD,
Updated 7/5/05
To work cooperatively with others to promote and encourage conservation and wise use of natural resources.
Policy and Responsibilities
Conservation Districts are
organized under
Requirements (mandatory)
1. Identify the
most important resource problems in
2. Set up a long-range plan to solve
resource problems
3. Develop and use an annual plan of work
4. Hold an annual meeting and present an
annual report and audit
5. Conduct regular (monthly) meetings
6. Conduct a
confined animal feeding operation waste management program
7. Include Coordinated Resources
Management Planning in Annual Work Plan
Objectives and Schedule
Objectives
• Watersheds
Work to prevent further degradation of
all watersheds and to improve their ability to properly function: capturing, storing and safely releasing water
over an extended period
Prioritize
watersheds by resource need & landowner interest level
Develop
flood hazard mitigation plans for appropriate watersheds
Plan
& implement projects to correct problems in priority areas
• Water / Water Related
Irrigation Systems
Improve
management, maintenance, fish screening
Improve
transmission efficiency for conveyance systems (ditches)
Work to
improve water use efficiency
Rebuild
old systems
Foster
better timing/quantity of application
Streams
/ Riparian Systems
Reduce degradation and sedimentation
in streams
Enhance water quality and stream flows
Foster protection of riparian areas
by:
assisting
& educating people in protection benefits
establishing
forested riparian buffer systems
Restore
water courses and lakes to optimum quantity, diversity of plant
and animal life
Riparian systems
Identify
& implement rehabilitation measures
Foster
improved management
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Educate people in riparian management
-
develop demonstration areas
-
identify problem areas
-
plan and implement projects
Improve
riparian areas (erosion control, habitat, improved stream flows, proper
grazing)
Enhance
fisheries habitat on streams in Wasco Co.
Groundwater
Assist City of
-evaluate
quality & quantity of groundwater resources
-plan
and implement measures to protect groundwater resources
General
Water resource educational program:
stress importance of county's water to all resources
• Erosion
Work to reduce
erosion of cropland soils
Reduce county's
cost of sediment removal from roadways
Cropland soils
protection (economically feasible)
Residue
management on public and private land to build soil and reduce water & wind
erosion
Education and
demonstration areas
Promote
strip-cropping/divided slope, direct seeding (no-till) and other proven systems
Mitigate erosion
at construction sites
• Pollution
Promote practices
which minimize pollution of soil, water, & air by industry,
agriculture, and individuals
Encourage use of
best management practices; minimize amount of
chemicals and
sediments entering streams
• Plants
Support
continuing Conservation Reserve Program in some form
(for
soil, water quality & wildlife values)
Get trees, shrubs, grasses etc. growing wherever possible to
improve
the environment and displace noxious weeds
Work to improve
weed control in forests and other areas of the county
Inventory
riparian tree, shrub species along Wasco Co. streams
Develop Eastside
Riparian Planting guide
• Forestry
Expand involvement
with Forest Service and OR Dept. of Forestry
Work with private
landowners to help them improve productivity of
forest
lands. Include tours with conservation
minded foresters
Promote existing
Forestry Program
Reduce fire
hazards
• Range
Improve rangeland, range management, & grazing
management
Encourage landowners & BLM to
continue using or adopt improved grazing
management
techniques on the lower Deschutes and
• District Operations
Maintain
active board & active committees
Improve
district visibility
Provide
development review comments to city & county planners
Work
with other agencies to develop a District-wide Resource Plan
Identify
& address resource concerns to landowners & the public
Promote expanded
use of successful Ag conservation practices
Educate
the public in value of conserving natural resources
·
Political and Economic
Review
and comment on legislation as appropriate.
Promote
economically feasible approaches to conservation
Market
Conservation by publicizing successes
Promote
agriculture sustainability vs. "mining" for quick profits
Promote increased agricultural
diversity in
Promote voluntary versus regulatory conservation programs
Schedule
Year: July 06 – June 07
Administration (ADM) – schedule regular program items and
recurring events
Information, Education, and Marketing (IEM)
– regular program
Agriculture sustainability – Promote plans & practices to meet or exceed T
Emphasize soil quality improvements
Assist operators with Confined Animal Feeding Operations as requested
Use Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP)
Make SWCD mower, mulcher, and borrowed range drill available
Improve nursery; initiate additional demonstration plantings
Continue District Conservation Grant program
Conduct Annual Conservation Tree and Shrub sale
Function as Local Management Agency
Implement Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan
Coordinate with County to complete Endersby cutoff culvert replacement
Provide tech. Assist. to local landowners in conservation & water quality
Support OWEB small grant program to make grant funds available for small projects
Develop CREP / CCRP Riparian Buffer Plans
Watershed Program (WSP)
Buck Hollow Watershed Project:
Support PL-566 implementation, monitoring (to 2007)
Transition to Monitoring and Evaluation Phase
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Bakeoven Watershed Project
Support Bakeoven Watershed Council
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Fifteenmile Watershed Project
Continue Implementation of watershed plan; seek additional OWEB & 319 funds Support Fifteenmile Watershed Council and monitoring program
Mosier Watershed
Support Mosier Area Watershed Council and Implement Groundwater Action Plan
Work with USGS and others on Mosier Groundwater Study
Pine Hollow Watershed
Assist Sherman SWCD with monitoring program
Implement
Watershed Project and Support
Develop flow table for monitoring stations
White River Watershed (includes Juniper Flat area)
Implement Watershed Action Plan and support White River Watershed Council
Work with irrigation ditch organizations to implement water saving projects
Trout Creek Watershed – Assist Jefferson County SWCD with implementation
Work with local landowners, USDA and State to address feral pig problem
Year: July 07 – June 08
Administration (ADM) – schedule regular program items and
recurring events
Information, Education, and Marketing (IEM)
– regular program
Agriculture sustainability – Promote plans & practices to meet or exceed T
emphasize soil quality improvements
Assist operators with Confined Animal Feeding Operations as requested
Use Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP)
Make SWCD mower, mulcher, and borrowed range drill available
Acquire Range Drill
Improve nursery; initiate additional demonstration plantings
Continue District Conservation Grant program
Conduct Annual Conservation Tree and Shrub sale
Function as Local Management Agency
Implement Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan
Monitor Endersby cutoff culvert project for fish passage improvements
Provide tech. Assist. to local landowners in conservation & water quality
Support OWEB small grant program to make grant funds available for small projects
Develop CREP / CCRP Riparian Buffer Plans
Watershed Program (WSP)
Buck Hollow Watershed Project:
Conduct Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Bakeoven Watershed Project
Support Bakeoven Watershed Council
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Fifteenmile Watershed Project
Continue Implementation of watershed plan; seek additional OWEB & 319 funds Support Fifteenmile Watershed Council and monitoring program
Mosier Watershed
Support Mosier Area Watershed Council and Implement Watershed Action Plan
Work with USGS and others to complete Mosier Groundwater Study and develop
Action plan based on study results
Pine Hollow Watershed
Assist Sherman SWCD with monitoring program
Implement
Watershed Project and Support
White River Watershed (includes Juniper Flat area)
Implement Watershed Action Plan
And Support
Work with irrigation ditch organizations to implement water saving projects
Trout Creek Watershed – Assist Jefferson County SWCD with implementation
Work with local landowners, USDA and State to address feral pig problem
Year: July 08 – June 09
Administration (ADM) – schedule regular program items and
recurring events
Information, Education, and Marketing (IEM)
– regular program
Agriculture sustainability – Promote plans & practices to meet or exceed T
emphasize soil quality improvements
Assist operators with Confined Animal Feeding Operations as requested
Use Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP)
Make SWCD mower, mulcher, and range drill available
Improve nursery; initiate additional demonstration plantings
Continue District Conservation Grant program
Conduct Annual Conservation Tree and Shrub sale
Function as Local Management Agency
Implement Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan
Provide tech. Assist. to local landowners in conservation & water quality
Support OWEB small grant program to make grant funds available for small projects
Develop CREP / CCRP Riparian Buffer Plans
Watershed Program (WSP)
Buck Hollow Watershed Project:
Conduct Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Bakeoven Watershed
Support Bakeoven Watershed Council
Implement conservation practices in uplands and riparian area as needed
Fifteenmile Watershed Project
Continue Implementation of watershed plan; seek additional OWEB & 319 funds Support Fifteenmile Watershed Council and monitoring program
Mosier Watershed
Support Mosier Area Watershed Council and Implement Watershed Action Plan
Work with USGS and others to complete Mosier Groundwater Study and develop
Action plan based on study results
Pine Hollow Watershed
Assist Sherman SWCD with monitoring program
Implement
Watershed Project and Support
White River Watershed (includes Juniper Flat area)
Implement Watershed Action Plan
And Support
Work with irrigation ditch organizations to implement water saving projects
Trout Creek Watershed – Assist Jefferson County SWCD with implementation
Work
with local landowners, USDA and State to address feral pig problem