The Feather River Resource Conservation District announced it is partnering with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to enroll private landowners in the Environmental Quality Incentive Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program, which provide technical and financial assistance to implement conservation projects.
Conservation projects are based on landowner goals and property needs. Projects could include practices like forest stand improvements, fuels reduction, brush removal and invasive species control.
Feather River RCD reports that EQIP is a helpful option for landowners who are looking for professional guidance in order to start integrating conservation practices on their forestlands or rangelands. Landowners who have previously been enrolled in EQIP may be eligible for CSP, which provides further assistance for landowners to continue conservation practices on their land. CSP would be an appropriate option for landowners who have seedlings that need to be released from surrounding brush or for landowners who have piles to be burned following a cut-and-pile treatment.
Ben McNally, the NRCS district conservationist for Plumas and Sierra counties, will work with landowners on the EQIP or CSP application processes, and Amber Lennon, the forestry project coordinator for the Feather River RCD, will develop a forest management plan that specifies practices to address the resource concerns of the landowner.
Conservation projects can decrease fire hazards and increase forest health, benefiting the individual landowner as well as the greater Plumas community, reports Feather River RCD. These programs are designed to provide landowners with knowledge and resources to get good work done on their properties.
Those interested are invited to fill out the conservation technical assistance form at
http://www.frrcd.org/landowner-assistance-program. Contact [email protected] with any questions
regarding these programs or for technical assistance.
Information submitted by Feather River Resource Conservation District
