$350,000 in Financial Assistance Available for Grazing Management Practices and Survey Water Quality Protection

Rivers and Ranches Program

 

$350,000 in Financial Assistance Available for

Grazing Management Practices and Surface Water Quality Protection

Apply by May 15, 2013

Assistance is available to private landowners to implement projects that protect surface water from the impacts of grazing operations.  Financial assistance is available for 75% of the project costs and can be used for technical assistance, design and implementation of management practices.  The total amount available is about $350,000 with grant awards expected to be in the range of $50,000 to $90,000 – however projects costing less or more than this range will also be considered.

We are looking to fund projects primarily in the Susan River, Truckee River, Carson River, Walker River and Owens River watersheds. Example projects are spring development, exclusion fencing, range and critical area planting, heavy use area protection, irrigation runoff control, vegetated buffer strips, sediment basin, grassed waterway, wetland creation or enhancement and livestock crossings.

Rivers and Ranches Fact Sheet is attached.

 

By May 15 please apply at:

http://www.sbcouncil.org/Projects/Rivers-and-Ranches-Project

 

Questions or for more information:

Lahontan Water Board

Lahontan Water Board

Sierra Business Council