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The following practices are for the protection or establishment of forests on land that is in need of protecting the natural resources.
If you are needing advise or information on what to do with your forest areas, we do have a full time forester out of Christian County that would be able to set-up a time to come out and help you one on one for free! |
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Woodland Exclusion
This practices is also erosion motivated, in hopes that fencing woodland will protect soil and plant resources. The qualifications for this practice is there needs to be a good perimeter, or boundary fence. Next the woodland to be fenced off needs to have a slope of 10% or better.
How much does it pay?
The maximum cost-share on barbed wire fence is $.25 a linear foot, and $.10 a linear foot for permanent electric fence (materials and labor).
Maintenance Life
This practice has a 10-year maintenance agreement that says the landowner will maintain the practice in accordance to NRCS standards for the life of the practice.
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Forest Plantation
The Purpose of this practice is to convert marginal soils to a less intensive use. Trees must be adapted to the soils on site.
How Much Does it Pay?
Pays 75% for seed or seedlings, seedbed preparation, seeding, and planting.
$.25 for barded wire fence, and $.10 for electric fence to exclude livestock from woodland that lies within an existing functional interior or property line fence.
75% of the county average cost for site prep that is necessary to level gullies to accommodate a mechanical tree planter. Site preparation should not be used simply to clear or remove undesirable tree species so that desirable species can be planted.
Maintenance Life
This practice has a 10-year maintenance agreement that says the landowner will maintain the practice in accordance to NRCS standards for the life of the practice.
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