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Locally Led Conservation in the Ichawaynochaway Watershed
Locally Led Conservation in the Ichawaynochaway Watershed
Author(s)
Smith, Kristin Ling
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Editor(s)
Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Local work groups in the nine counties
comprising the Ichawaynochaway watershed in
southwestern Georgia have identified natural resource
concerns and implemented projects to address these concerns. Resource concerns are primarily related to
water quality, water quantity and soil erosion. The
groups prepared and submitted a proposal to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for
designation as an Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) Priority Area. 366 applications for
EQIP assistance have been received from landowners,
and contracts for over $900,000 in financial assistance
for BMP implementation have been developed.
Annual attendance at conservation field days exceeds
100 agricultural producers and other interested
landowners. The Local Work Group has also
identified obstacles to BMP implementation that may limit the success of a locally led conservation program.
Sponsor
Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
2001-03
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