MONROE - The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department will continue to accept applications for soil conservation and water quality practices until Dec. 31.
Practices that are approved are paid on a 70 percent cost-share per practice basis with the exception for nutrient management, which is paid on a flat rate of up to $28 per acre. A few examples of practices that are offered are: Well decommissioning, grassed waterways, manure storage, barnyard runoff control systems, stream bank improvement, cattle and equipment crossings, roof gutters, and diversions. Visit the Green County USDA Service Center, 1627 4th Ave. West, for a complete list of available practices or to apply.
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing funding to improve honey bee habitat in Wisconsin. The funding will provide incentives to establish permanent flowering plants such as native prairie flowers and clover in pastures. Species selection will provide food for honey and native bees throughout the spring, summer and fall. In Wisconsin, the signup will end on Dec. 19.
The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department will continue to accept tree orders until Feb. 13. Tree varieties offered are: Bur oak, red oak, white oak, tamarack, sugar maple, shagbark hickory, sycamore, white pine and Kentucky coffee. The two wildlife shrubs that are available include hazelnut and nannyberry. Also available are 5-foot tree tubes, root dip, and fertilizer packs. The trees and shrubs are $2 each and need to be ordered in increments of 10.
Practices that are approved are paid on a 70 percent cost-share per practice basis with the exception for nutrient management, which is paid on a flat rate of up to $28 per acre. A few examples of practices that are offered are: Well decommissioning, grassed waterways, manure storage, barnyard runoff control systems, stream bank improvement, cattle and equipment crossings, roof gutters, and diversions. Visit the Green County USDA Service Center, 1627 4th Ave. West, for a complete list of available practices or to apply.
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing funding to improve honey bee habitat in Wisconsin. The funding will provide incentives to establish permanent flowering plants such as native prairie flowers and clover in pastures. Species selection will provide food for honey and native bees throughout the spring, summer and fall. In Wisconsin, the signup will end on Dec. 19.
The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department will continue to accept tree orders until Feb. 13. Tree varieties offered are: Bur oak, red oak, white oak, tamarack, sugar maple, shagbark hickory, sycamore, white pine and Kentucky coffee. The two wildlife shrubs that are available include hazelnut and nannyberry. Also available are 5-foot tree tubes, root dip, and fertilizer packs. The trees and shrubs are $2 each and need to be ordered in increments of 10.