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Conservation

QuarterlySpring 2005 Volume 9, Issue 1

Yolo County Resource

Conservation District

Published by the Yolo County Resource Conservation District

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Adeep, abiding love for animals has driven

John Anderson, owner of Hedgerow Farms,to create the largest farmland habitat resto-

ration project in the county. But just plain common senseis what keeps him going.

“The habitat value of vegetated farm edges is justreal,” he said. “It’s the obvious right thing to do withpieces of land if you want biodiversity,” and maybe evenif biodiversity is not your first love. Anderson said lackof time is what keeps farmers from buying into the con-cept – not disbelief in the benefits, which include betterweed control, stable canal and slough banks and lesspotential for water run-off pollution.

Government, farmers and even irrigation districtshave been interested for years in the concept of hedgerows between fields and along ditches. But timeand money are short. While marketing has improvedover the years, it’s still not to the level it could be, Ander-son said.

“The State Water Resources Control Board is pro-moting this but there is no money for Best Management

Practices,” Anderson said. “I’ve spoken to other growers and they say they just don’t have the time.”

Anderson acknowledges that programs paying $70to $80 an acre per year to take fields out of productionfor wildlife habitat, isnot enough to offsetpotential income, un-less the soil is poor. Buthe also knows thatgrowers don’t have totake on huge projectsto make a difference.

“They can just dothe edges,” he said.“The water from thefields that flows in thecanals has the potentialto put pollutants in thegroundwater. Plantscan reduce that risk.The dense vegetationof sedges, rushes,creeping wild rye anddeer grass reduces weeds. And planting riparian trees(willows, cottonwoods or valley oaks) creates shadingon the canal and reduces evapo-transpiration.

“The important thing about trees is to place themwhere they don’t impact routine maintenance. In general, 30 feet from the canal is a good rule.”

Anderson knows it’s not easy. He notes that he “actually made money” last year producing native seedand plugs – primarily because government programs promote the use of native plants. He said it’s been 15 yearof hard work, worth every struggle.

- John Anderson’s Common Sense- Willow Wattles replace garbage

- Ag Futures Alliance in Yolo County

- Woodland NRCS chosen for CSP

- Mobile Water Lab ready to help!

- Pesticide runoff project

- Spring calendar

- Transformation of problematic farmland

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John Anderson, continued from page 1

RCD Directors

Tom Muller, Chairman

Robert Becker, Director

Wyatt Cline, Director

James Mayer, Director

Rudy Lucero, Director

Scott Stone, Assoc. Director

David Gilmer, Assoc. Director

Blair Voelz, Assoc. Director

NRCS

Phil Hogan

Shirley Leeper

Ha Truong

Nick Gallagher

RCD

Paul Robins

Jeanette Wrysinski

Jennifer DrewitzBarbara Fleck

Susan McCloud

William Spong

Rebecca Bresnick Holmes

Kyle Wooldridge

“In just two or three years, the results were obvious. Itconvinced us this is the way we should go in the future.”

From 50 acres in 1974 to nearly 600 acres today,Hedgerow Farms continues to research which nativeplants are most beneficial and economical. Some of Anderson’s first experiments have shown that his prac-tice of planting natives along canals, sloughs and road-sides can drive out pesky weeds, stabilize canal banksand provide food and cover for a variety of critters. Hesaid crop damage from these invited animals is insignifi-cant when a grower is farming thousands of acres.

One seed at a time:One seed at a time:One seed at a time:One seed at a time:One seed at a time: At one time Anderson had a“pie in the sky” viewpoint of transforming his acreageon County Road 88 into an animal haven. In the earlyyears, he sat on a hill above his land with friend andpeer Charlie Rominger and envisioned Union SchoolSlough and Willow Slough as corridors that would sup-port the movement of deer, and other wildlife from theopen space foothills to the Yolo Bypass wildlife area. Thathasn’t happened in so many words, but he has witnessedsmall increments of that vision – otters find their way tohis land through the slough and canal systems, staff rou-tinely see snakes and lizards and 120 species of birds havebeen identified on the property as well as beneficial in-sects. Deer tracks on the levee are a common site. He

and his wife evenwitnessed the suc-

cessful rearing of five sets of twindeer last year.

Now he’s morepatient and real-izes it takes time.

The future:The future:The future:The future:The future:Anderson can in-

stantly spot aPurple needlegrassamong thousandsof non-nativegrasses and imme-diately identify thespecie of ducks fly-ing overhead evenwith his vision ob-scured by branches of the willow trees he planted 15years ago. His obsession and learned skills has paved theway for others, making native plants more accessible as

well as knowledge about what works and what doesn’t.But there’s still more work to be done.

“Marketing is the weakest link, it always has been. We need to be knocking on doors and putting informa-tion at every feasible agricultural location,” he said.

John Anderson was a Yolo County Resource Con-

servation District director for 10 years (from 1988 to

1998). He’s currently a director of Audubon California.

Problematic farmland transforms into wildlife habitatProblematic farmland transforms into wildlife habitatProblematic farmland transforms into wildlife habitatProblematic farmland transforms into wildlife habitatProblematic farmland transforms into wildlife habitat

A newly built “south pond”, located on Nancy Baker’s property on

County Road 45, is popping with grass seedlings and holds the promise of being alive with the buzz of insects and songbirds this spring.Students through the SLEWS project planted 2,500 plugs of grass and

rushes and 45 willow, cottonwood and mulefat cuttings around the southand north ponds of this 2000-foot natural swale restoration and hedgerowproject, a unique collaboration of four landowners solving a winter flood-ing and erosion problem – together.

“It’s going to be remarkable,” Baker said. “I’m in awe of the transforma-tion it’s making. I hope other people will see it and want to do somethinglike this.”

Many years ago the four properties had a natural swale that impededprofitable farming efforts. To alleviate this, ditches were installed on the

edges of the properties and the swale eliminated. However, flood waterswere uncooperative and still showed up in inconvenient locations and evenimpeded farming in some areas.

“We have replaced the original swale, taken the problematic land out of production and purposefully created wildlife habitat with native vegetation,”said YCRCD Project Manager Jenny Drewitz. “This slows down the flow of winter rains, creating an opportunity for groundwater recharge, and reduceserosion.” The north pond, located on the upstream neighbor’s property, hasbeen planted with native grasses and will be further landscaped next fall bythe landowners. Full maturity of these efforts is expected in 5 to 10 years whenthe bushes and trees have reached full maturity. Partners for Fish and Wildlifefunded this project with a match from landowners.

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Mobile WMobile WMobile WMobile WMobile Water Lab season has beater Lab season has beater Lab season has beater Lab season has beater Lab season has be gun! gun! gun! gun! gun!The Yolo-Colusa Mobile Water Lab is making ap-

pointments for irrigation evaluations during the 2005irrigation season. With the cost of electricity and waterand the recent interest in irrigation runoff water qual-ity due to the Ag Waiver, it is important to maintain

good irrigation management practices.Our free and confidential services include irriga-

tion system evaluations, water management recommen-dations, soil surveys, accurate acreage calculations andwater quality tests.

If you are interested in hearing more about theprogram, or would like to schedule an evaluation, calthe Mobile Water Lab at (530) 662-2037 x120.

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• Grass seed can be drilled or broadcast as late

as March but it’s preferable to have done thislast fall. (Late plantings will require additionalirrigation, which makes for a nasty crop of weedsas well.) For those just planning projects, the seedbed can be prepared from March to September.

Disking in spring and/or burning in fall removesweeds and prepares the soil for planting.

• For already seeded areas, in the spring, mow,

hay or lightly graze planted areas to remove an-nual grasses before they produce viable seed (ina wet spring, this may need to be repeated). Sprayphenoxy herbicides in February and March toeliminate broadleaf weeds.

• Spring is a critical period for weed control by

hoeing, mowing or chemicals as needed.

• New native perennial, shrub and treeplantings will need irrigation through their firsttwo growing seasons at least. Make sure to setyour irrigation system up before the rains stop.

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A project is underway at Harlan & Dumars farmin Woodland to determine if ditches vegetated withgrasses and sedges can reduce both sediment and resi-dues of pesticides of concern on the State’s 303(d)list – such as diazinon and chlorpyrifos – and prevent

future 303 (d) listings of the potential alternative pes-ticides (e.g. pyrethroids).

Portions of the experimental ditches were eitherseeded with annual vegetation or planted with plugsof native perennial grasses, sedges and rushes the thirdweek of February.

“This will be important, as the State’s water qual-ity control plans include sediment, chemical-specificand toxicity objectives,” said Jeanette Wrysinski,project manager. “Both analytical and toxicologicalendpoint assessment will provide information on theeffectiveness of vegetated drainage ditches as Best

Management Practices and will assist future manage-ment decisions.”

The first step is to determine the optimal ditchdesign and then implement the findings the secondyear. It’s anticipated that during the second year three

to five farmers willhave the opportunityto implement the miti-gation practicesidentified in year one.YCRCD staff is currentlyrecruiting cooperative

farmers interested in theproject. Contact Kyle

Wooldridge at ext. 120.

An expert team hasbeen assembled tomonitor and assess theproject over the nexttwo years. They include

Michael Barbour, PhD, of Tetra Tech in Owings Mills,Maryland; Charlie Cooper, PhD, of the USDA Agricul-tural Research Service in Oxford, Mississippi; DavidCrane of the California Department of Fish & Game inRancho Cordova; Debra Denton, PhD from USEPA Re-gion 9 SWRCB in Sacramento; Victor de Vlaming, PhDfrom the Aquatic Toxicology Lab at UC Davis; RobertHolmes from the California Regional Water Quality Con-trol Board; Jeff Miller PhD from Aqua Science in Davis;Matt Moore, PhD from USDA-Ag Research Service inOxford, Mississippi; John Rodgers, PhD from ClemsonUniversity in Pendleton, South Carolina; Martin Will-iams, P.E. of Waterborne Environmental, Inc in Leesburg,

Virginia; and Blake Harlan, cooperating farmer of Harlan& Dumars in Woodland.

VEGETATION MANAGEMENT

EQUIPMENT FOR RENT OR HIREWant to plant or maintain a roadside or plot of

native grass but lack the equipment? The YCRCD canassist you with specialized equipment for nativeplanting and maintenance, including a harrow,seeder, and mower—all pullable by ATV.

Contact Jenny Drewitz at530.662.2037, ext. 114 for moreinformation on specificationsand rates for rental or hire.




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Aiming for a perfect world, where each in-terest works together for the good of each other,doesn’t seem impossible to members of Ag Fu-tures Alliances (AFA), a statewide consortium thatencourages regional solutions.

A Yolo County Ag Futures Alliances group isin its developing stages and looking to VenturaCounty as a model.

“We want to serve the county in a way that’scompatible with agricultural operations, show-ing how a century-old conservation organization

can work with agriculture and county govern-ment in a way that’s economically feasible,” said

Vance Russell, director of Audubon California’sLandowner Stewardship Program and a memberof Yolo County’s AFA.

Six years ago in Ventura County a mix of ag-riculture producers, community leaders and en-vironmentalists satdown at the sametable and saw eye-to-eye. They have sincehelped began a farm

worker housing initia-tive and written policystatements that haveturned into acceptedguidelines regardingthe use of pesticidesaround schools. Theresults have been en-couraging enough forYolo, Merced and Kingcounties to try and dothe same.

“It’s consumers becoming reconnected withagriculture and the value of agriculture. It’s gov-ernment taking a look at the kind of policies thatencourage sustainable types of land use and farmpractices. It’s working with the triangle — agri-culture, consumers and community – to bring gov-ernment policies into alignment,” said JosephMcIntyre of Ag Innovations, the company thatreceived seed money from Roots of Change to

begin Ag Futures Alliances throughout the state.“We want to truly define the root problem andthen find solutions that a broad constituency cansupport.

“Leaders find the roundtable approach is aviable alternative to the typical adversarial poli-tics that drive our governments,” he added.“There’s no one right way to do things. AFA isa framework for people to have a conversationamong a group of peers, recognizing the valueof all the contributions in the room.”

Yolo County farmer Charlie Rominger said,because of the many big issues the county is cur-rently facing, he wishes the diverse interests hadstarted seeking common ground five years ago.

“There are things that we all want to seehappen but we’ve never got together on be-fore,” he said. “For example, Assemblywoman

Lois Wolk’s proposed Wild and Scenic billfor Cache Creek:There’s a hugeamount of common

ground. Yet, there’s areal sharp division inopinions among thestakeholders.”

AFA hopes to re-duce that division andothers by bringingmore interests to thetable and providing asafe environment forcollaboration. The ul-

timate goal is to develop a firm set of core

beliefs, by consensus, that will direct thegroup’s future action.

The direction Yolo AFA will take is still up inthe air. But the first step has been taken: com-munity leaders, farmers and environmentalistsare talking to each other.

For more information contact: McIntyre at(707) 480-7165 or Yolo County Ag Commis-sioner Rick Landon at (530) 666-8140.

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The NRCS Woodland Service Center has been cho-sen to participate in the Conservation Security Pro-gram serving two watersheds: the Lower Sacramento

Watershed and Stone Corral Watershed. These water-sheds are two of only five chosen in California for 2005.

“We are anxious to reward California farmers for

their conservation efforts through this program,” saidPhil Hogan, Natural Resources Conservation Servicedistrict conservationist. “Many of them have been prac-ticing soil and water conservation on their farmlandand they should be encouraged to motivate others tobecome good stewards of the land.”

The Conservation Security Program (CSP) is a vol-untary program introduced in the 2002 Farm Bill thatprovides financial and technical assistance to promoteconservation and improvement of soil, water, air en-ergy, plant and animal life, and other conservationactivities on Tribal and private working lands. Work-

ing lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, im-proved pasture and range land as well as forested landthat is an incidental part of an agricultural operation.Across the United States 202 watersheds will partici-pate in CSP. Yolo County includes two of the six wa-tersheds selected in California (see map below).

In exchange for five or ten year contracts, CSP willenroll landowners in one of three

levels of conservation re-wards, depending on the ex-tent of the conservationtreatment in place on their

farm or ranch. Payments willbe based in part on the exist-ing conservation practices as

well as willingness to under-take additional environ-

mental enhancements.

A meeting for inter-ested landowners

will take place atthe Winters Com-

munity Center,March 30,

from 9 a.m.to 12 noon.Landownersshould begin

the self-assess-ment processnow by access-

ing the web site at http://csp.sc.egov.usda.gov/.

Applications will be taken at the Woodland Ser-vices Center starting in late March. For more informa-tion contact Phil Hogan at 662-2037, ext. 111.

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An historic dump site at Sumner Stone’s Alphabet Farmis now a vegetated gully returning to its natural state ofwildlife habitat. One of three Integrated Waste Management Board projects YCRCD has facilitated over the last12 months; Mr. Stone’s project involved removing a variety of waste material including household waste, appli

ances, automobiles, scrap metal, tires and agriculturawaste. The waste was an eyesore, exacerbated erosionand compromised wildlife habitat.

This project was done in concert with a second sitecleanup at the Bud Kay Ranch where two historicdumpsites were located in old gullies. After the wastematerials were removed, the sites were re-vegetated withnative grasses and acorns.

The third project is being implemented at the Pad-dock Orchard where the waste material has been a nui-sance and safety concern. The waste also has impededexpansion of the farming operation and is an environ-

mental detriment to Little Lamb Valley Slough into whichit was dumped. Removal of the waste has allowed anextension of the riparian restoration efforts of theAudubon Landowner Stewardship Program, allowingthem to revegetate a 450’ gap in an otherwise contiguous 5,000-foot-long slough restoration project.

Willow Wattles reduce erosion in a gully recently cleared of

garbage and replaced with native vegetation.

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