David Doctorian, State Conservationist, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced that landowners and producers in the South Fork Republican River (SFRR) watershed in Cheynne County are eligible to receive financial assistance under Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
The project is funded through a USDA regional program which is locally led by the Cheyenne County Conservation District and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). RCPP-SFRR will provide funding for conservation practices to address plant pest pressure, groundwater depletion and water quality issues on property along the river and will utilize the ACT NOW funding process for a second sign-up period during fiscal year (FY) 2025.
“These resource concerns can be addressed by implementing brush management, specifically to remove Russian olive, salt cedar and eastern red cedar trees in rangeland along the river,” said Doctorian.