Palouse Conservation District accepting Watershed applications

PULLMAN — Palouse Conservation District and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will start to accept applications Wednesday, Nov. 30 for their Palouse River Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding.

The RCPP covers land within the Palouse River Watershed, and includes land in Whitman, Spokane, Adams, and Lincoln counties.

Palouse River Watershed is a partnership program led by Palouse Conservation District, it provides technical assistance and funding for land management activities. Funding goes to improving Soil Health, Water Quality, and Habitat. Practices include No-Till, Reduced Till, Cover Crop, Nutrient Management, Field Border, Filter Strip, Riparian Forest Buffer, Conservation Cover, and Conservation Crop Rotation.

Categories that are primary resources concerns include Wind and Water Erosion; Concentrated Erosion; Soil Quality Limitations; Field Sediment, nutrient, and pathogen loss; Terrestrial habitat; Aquatic habitat.

To be eligible, interested parties must visit their local Farm Service Agency offices to ensure that farm records are established. RCPP funding is limited, and applications will be subject to a ranking system. All applicants must have farm records established and eligibility paperwork completed with the USDA Farm Service Agency prior to submitting and applying in NRCS programs.