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Funds available to help land owners
assist river restoration |
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January 4, 2011 |
Agricultural landowners along 55 miles of the
Kootenai River in Boundary County can help the
Kootenai Tribe with a restoration project along
the river corridor. The Tribe received special
funds from the Natural Resources Conservation
Service to restore and enhance fish and wildlife
habitat conditions along the river. NRCS will
provide financial and technical assistance for
conservation work; applications for funding will
be taken through January 27.
The Kootenai River Valley Cooperative Habitat
Restoration project includes bank restoration,
riparian planting, grazing management practices
and upland wildlife habitat enhancements.
“Farmers in the Kootenai Valley can get a 75%
cost share for installing conservation practices
that will help restore the natural floodplain
functions that support a healthy ecosystem,”
said Ree Brannon, NRCS District Conservationist
in Bonners Ferry. “Examples of the practices
include livestock fencing, buffers, stream bank
stabilization, wetland restoration, pasture and
hay land planting, and weed control.”
The project is designed to compliment a partner
project, the Kootenai River Habitat
Restoration Project, and contribute to the
success of an ecosystem-based restoration
project along the valley bottom of the 55-mile
stretch the Kootenai River.
For more information on the Kootenai River
Valley Cooperative Habitat Restoration project
or to apply for the cost share, please contact
the Bonners Ferry NRCS office at (208) 267-3340
or stop by the office located at 6813 El Paso in
Bonners Ferry. The signup for this program runs
through January 27, 2012. |
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