Conservation Buffer Strips: Nurse Cow Riparian Area
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In 1998, Kerr Center fenced off a section of a stream running across its “nurse
cow” pasture, establishing a buffer strip along this riparian area.
The changes in vegetation have been dramatic. This slide show documents
some of the changes over the last eleven years.
The USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says that
buffer strips can yield both environmental and economic benefits. For more
information, visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/FEATURE/buffers/
Oklahoma Conservation Programs
NRCS's natural resources
conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies,
improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused
by floods and other natural disasters.
Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural
productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic
development, recreation, and scenic beauty.
NRCS offers many stewardship programs for landowners, some of which offer
grants. Programs include: the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
(WHIP), the Conservation Security Program, Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Program, the Grasslands Reserve Program, the Healthy Forests
Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program. Complete information
on these and others is available at: http://www.ok.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/index.html
To contact an NRCS office in your county in Oklahoma visit:
http://www.ok.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/counties/ or
consult the government pages in your phone book
The Kerr Ranch is located in Le Flore County. For more local information
contact:
Le Flore County NRCS
Poteau Field Service Center
109 Kerr Blvd
Poteau, OK 74953
Telephone: 918-647-4800
FAX: 918-647-4967
Assisting the Le Flore County Conservation District
and the Talihina Conservation District
www.ok.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/counties/079.html
Poultry Litter in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Litter Market website serves as a communication link for
buyers, sellers and service providers of poultry litter. Marketing poultry
litter to more distant nutrient-deficient areas or for further processing
offers one solution to the litter surplus problem associated with high
production areas. The goal of this site is to provide educational materials,
maps, guides, practical information and avenues of contact with producers,
buyers, sellers and service providers.
www.ok-littermarket.org/
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