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| WESTON COUNTY EQIP PROGRAMHow EQIP is being implemented in the county:The Weston County Local Work Group has identified the following as top priority natural resource concerns. Grazing Land Health This local priority supports the national priority to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation from agricultural lands and promote at risk species habitat. A properly planned and applied grazing system is the most effective strategy to maintain and improve plant productivity and vigor, and to prepare for drought. Wildlife Habitat The local work group supports the state & national priorities to improve wildlife habitat. Upland, riparian, and wetland habitats can be impacted by human & livestock uses and are all eligible for improvement. Aesthetic ponds are not eligible. Riparian Health This local priority supports the national priority of reduction in non-point source pollution. Projects that provide multiple benefits such as: improved fisheries habitat and improved riparian conditions will be a high priority. Forestry Management This local priority supports the state priority to manage for healthy forests on private lands. Practices such as pre-commercial thinning, aspen regeneration, defensible space, etc. are eligible. Irrigation Management This local priority supports the national priority of conservation of soil, surface and ground water. Improved irrigation efficiencies are crucial in dealing with critical water shortages and irrigation water induced erosion. Animal Waste Management This local priority supports the national priority to reduce non-point source pollution in impaired water bodies. Waste management systems, feedlot relocation, and nutrient management will be targeted in an effort to help producers avoid regulation, and improve water quality. Excessive Soil Erosion This local priority supports that national priority to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation from agricultural lands. Grazing land, hay land, and cropland impacted by excessive soil movement will be planned with the proper conservation practices to reduce soil losses to tolerable levels. Invasive Plants / Noxious Weeds This local priority supports a number of state & national concerns. Noxious and invasive plants are an ever increasing problem nationwide. Controlling noxious weeds improves rangeland and cropland health, as well as wildlife habitat. Water Quality / Quantity This local priority supports a number of state and national concerns. Practices to improve ground and surface water quality are eligible, as well as practices to increase wildlife and stock water to improve grazing management. The Weston County Local Work Group distributes allocation dollars to the various priorities in the following manner: Livestock Waste Management– 100% funded through state allocation. Wildlife Initiative– 100% funded through state allocation. Forestry Initiative- 100% funded through state allocation. Focus is on pre-commercial thinning, aspen regeneration, etc. Grazing Land Initiative- 100% funded through state allocation. Focus is on grazing management plans on lands affected by wildfire. Grazingland Health – 70% of county allocation. Irrigation– 10% of county allocation. Local Forestry- 10% of county allocation. Focus on shelter belts, defensible space thinning, etc. Alternative Energy- 10% of county allocation. Focus on renewable energy resource practices. Click to view ranking worksheets: These documents require
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