SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAMS
YOUR LANDYOUR WATERYOUR MICHIGAN
CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAMS
JAY BLAIRDISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST
CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAMS
CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAMS
Oakland Conservation District mission statement is: to provide natural resource assistance to private landowners, local municipalities and non-profit organizations, to help make managing your natural resources as easy as possible.Michigan’s Conservation Districts are unique local units of State Government, that utilize state, federal and private sector resources to solve today’s conservation problems. The guiding philosophy of all Conservation Districts is that decisions on conservation issues should be made at the local level, by local people, with technical assistance provided by government.www.OaklandConservationDistrict.org248-328-0594
PROGRAMS
SEMI ANNUAL TREE/NATIVE PLANT SALESLAKESCAPING EDUCATION/SEMINARSSTREAMSCAPING EDUCATION/SEMINARSUSDA-NRCS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION/SEMINARSLOCAL/STATE POINT OF CONTACT
PROGRAMS
WILDLIFE HABITAT EDUCATION/SEMINARSBACKYARD HABITAT EDUCATION/SEMINARS
TREE-NATIVE PLANT SALE
SALE TAKES PLACE IN SPRING AND FALLMONEY MAKER FOR THE DISTRICTCONSERVATION OF SOILPROTECTION OF WATER BODIESKNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT TREES AND SOIL-NATIVE PLANTS AND SOILS
LAKESCAPING-STREAMSCAPING
BIOENGINEERING-SOFT ENGINEERINGUSES VEGETATION INSTEAD OF RIP-RAP OR STONESPROVIDES SEMINARS ON USE OF PLANTS TO STABILIZE LAND NEXT TO WATER
SHORELINE STABILIZATION
Wave breakers scheme.
PROGRAMS
USDANATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICENRCS
PROGRAMS
ALTERNATIVE LAND PRESERVATION & CONSERVATION PLANNING
PROGRAMS
NRCSWETLAND RESERVE PROGRAM-WRPGRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM-GRPFARM AND RANCH PRESERVATION PROGRAM-FRPP
PROGRAMS
FSACONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM-CRPCONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM- CREPCONTINUOUS CONSERVATON RESERVE PROGRM-CCRP*UPLAND BIRD HABITAT*SAFE-OAK SAVANNAS/POLLINATORS
PROGRAMS
USFW-DUPARTNERS FOR WILDLIFE PROGRAMPF-TF-WTD-MDNR
PROGRAMS
WHIPWILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM
PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LANDNON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL LAND
5-15 CONTRACTSCOST SHARE PROGRAM
PROGRAMS
WHIP CONSERVATION PRACTICESEarly Successional Habitat Development
Forest Stand ImprovementShelterbelt Establishment
Prescribed BurningRiparian Forest Buffer
Riparian Herbaceous BufferRestoration and Management of Declining Habitat
Conservation CoverCritical Area Planting
Grade Stabilization StructureBrush Management
LOCAL-STATE POINT OF CONTACT
MDNRMDEQMDACOUNTYTOWNSHIPCITY-VILLAGE
WILDLIFE HABITAT
SITE VISITWILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENTWILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
Backyard Wildlife
http://mi.nrcs.usda.gov
• If you type in this website address you should get the michigan nrcs website.
Click on the tab Technical Resources
Click Michigan eFOTG County Locator
Click on the lower peninsula
Click on Oakland County
It will take a few moments to minutes for this window to show upbecause there is a lot of data. You should have high speed internet.
You need to have the Java program as well.
Please read what the 5 sections have. To use the standards and specifications go to section 4.
Standards are in the A. Conservation PracticesSpecifications are in the C. Michigan Conservation Sheets
Conservation Practices are listed alphabetically.Filter Strip Practice will have width data for various attributes.
Click on the adobe version of Filter Strip and it will bring up the standard.
This is the standard and there are 8 pages. The next slide will show tables.
Now you can see some of the attributes along with percent slope and soil hydrologic groups. This should help even for urban conservation.
Back at the NRCS Website
• The Black line about ¼ from the top has a several tabs. The Program tab will take you to all of our Programs. Click on each program and it will give you information about the program.
• If you have further need for assistance call Jay Blair: 810-664-3941 x 3 or email [email protected]