UPCOMING MEETINGS/REMINDERS THIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH
Morris County
Conservation District
Council Grove, KS
February 6 - Lyon County Annual Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Emporia Anderson Building
February 8 - Chase County CD Board Meeting
February 9 - Lyon County CD Board Meeting
Feb. 10-11 - Women Managing the Farm Conference – Wichita
February 11 - Chase County Annual Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Cottonwood Falls
February 12 - Lincoln’s Birthday
February 13 - Information & Education Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Emporia
February 14 - Valentine’s Day
February 14 - Morris County CD Board Meeting, 12:00 noon @ the Saddlerock Café
February 15 - SCIT Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Council Grove
February 20 - President’s Day HOLIDAY
February 20 - White City Tree Huggers Envirothon Team to ESU, Emporia
February 24 - Kansas Envirothon State Committee Meeting, 9-12, Manhattan
March 1 - Change Social Security Rate
March 1 - FSA County Committee Meeting, 9:00 a.m., Council Grove
March 6 - Management Unit Meeting, 11:30 a.m., La Hacienda in Council Grove
March 6 - Tree Hugger Envirothon Team to Milford Fish Hatchery
March 8 - Lyon County CD Board Meeting
March 13 - Morris County CD Board Meeting
March 14 - Chase County CD Board Meeting
March 15 - Envirothon Letter of Intent Due to State
March 17 - Flint Hills Quail & Upland Wildlife Federation Chapter Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Council Grove
March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day
Funding is provided in part by the State Conservation Commission through appropriation from the Kansas Water Plan Fund.
All programs of the Morris County Conservation District are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age or handicap.
All photos are the property of the Morris County Conservation District and are not to be reproduced without written permission from the Morris County Conservation District
COST-SHARE SIGN-UP ANNOUNCED FOR
MORRIS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Landowners with natural resource or non-point source pollution concerns on their property are encouraged to visit the Morris County Conservation District to discuss solutions and possible State financial assistance. The Morris County Conservation District is conducting a Sign-Up May 2 through May 31, 2011 to accept requests for State Cost-Share assistance!
The State Conservation Commission (SCC) administers State cost-share programs through the Conservation District, which provides landowners financial assistance to implement approved conservation practices. Part of that evaluation process will usually include an on-site visit.
Following the sign-up deadline, the Conservation District will be developing the county program based on conservation needs being assessed, in part, by the project proposals. Projects will be approved by the Conservation District on a priority basis. The sign-up does not guarantee approval or cost-share assistance.
Applications receiving approval from the Morris County Conservation District and SCC may start implementation after July 1, 2011. Cost-share assistance is NOT available for projects started or completed PRIOR to SCC approval. Furthermore, practices must comply with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Field Office Technical Guide Standards and Specifications, or other standards and specifications approved by the SCC. Appropriations for SCC cost-share programs are from the State Water Plan Fund.
The Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC) traveled to Council Grove on May 5th for a "Natural Resource" agriculture assembly for 80 third graders from CGES, PHES and WCES. Chelsea Good, presenter, taught about agricuture topics such as: non renewable resources, what comes from a cow, where cotton comes from, only 1/32 of the Earth to produce food, and how well buffer strips keep soil from eroding into our streams. The following sponsors: Morris County Conservation District, Twin Lakes WRAPS Project, Morris County Farm Bureau Association, and Council Grove and Dwight PTO' s funded this educational activity.
The Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (KFAC)
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Anyone interested in receiving cost-share assistance from either the Water Resources Cost-Share Program (WRCSP) or the Non-Point Source Program (NPS) Program must sign up between May 2 and May 31, 2011. The District also takes continuous applications throughout the year, so you need to check to make sure you already have an application submitted to the Conservation District office at 116 Fox Street, Council Grove, KS 66846-1219. Or you can e-mail jobea.titus@ks.nacdnet.net Practices approved for the WRCSP are: diversions, terraces, waterways, range planting, spring developments, dry hydrants, or ponds. Practices approved for NPS are: plugging water wells, confined animal feeding operations, and onsite wastewater sewer systems. Please visit our Programs link to see all practices that can be cost-shared on, and to learn more about what they entail. Sign Up Now
If you have any questions or concerns about these programs, please call Jo Bea Titus - Hutchinson, District Manager/Water Quality Coordinator, at the Morris County Conservation District at 620-767-5111 Ext. 101. E-Mail jobea.titus@ks.nacdnet.net
