2005 ANNUAL REPORT

EMMONS COUNTY

SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT

2005 ANNUAL REPORT:

2004 CONSERVATION AWARD WINNERS:

           Achievement ……………………………..The Will Brothers ( Lelyn & Deb ~ Carlyle & Linda)

            Tree Establishment ……………………….Tim & Kellie Wikenheiser & Family

           Wildlife Conservation …………………….Roger & Penni Ryckman & Family

           Long-Term Tree Care …………………….Stan & Dorothy Naumann

           Range Management ………………………Jeff & Jerry Humann

           Appreciation Award………………………..Mike Hanson, Emmons County Extension Agent    

           7^th Grade Conservation Tour (high test score)

                      Paula Nagel  of Linton

           Coloring Contest (3^rd Grade)

                      Megan Reis, Ashley Tougas, Courtney Gefre

           Poster Contest (4^th & 5^th Grade)

                      Taylor Beck, Trevor Martin, Wayde Wangler

           Essay Contest (6^th Grade)

                      Austin Schumacher, Tanner Purintun, Dillon Doolittle 

SCD Supervisors

Jim Vander Vorst -------------- Supervisor

Glenn McCrory -----------------Chairman

Rodney Grenz-------------------V.Chairman

Brian Leier------------- ---------Treasurer

Leo Kiefer-----------------------Supervisor

District Personnel

Rhonda Vetsch---------------District Secretary

LuAnn Hanson ---------------District Technician

Grady Wolf ------ Beaver Creek Watershed Coordinator

Tree Planting & Weed Barrier Fabric Application Crews

Elias Nagel*Ronald Backhaus* Wayne Kiemele*Ken Ryckman* Eldon Nelson* Joe Vetter, Jr.,*

Marvin Winterberg*Donald Bye*Jesse Jangula

SCD Auxiliary & Committee Volunteers

Joanne McCrory * Lynda Grenz *

Deb Vander Vorst

NRCS Personnel

Lloyd Alveshere --District Conservationist

David Jangula ---- Soil Conservation Technician

Vernon Slagh ----- Soil Conservation Technician

The Emmons County SCD Board of Supervisors serves on a volunteer basis.  SCD Board meetings are held the second Thursday of each month with the exception of August, which no meeting is held.  All meetings are held in the USDA Federal Building in Linton and are open to the public.

The Emmons County Soil Conservation District would like to express thanks to the following for assistance provided to promote conservation in the county:

Farmers and Ranchers in Emmons County

Schools and Churches in Emmons County

Beaver Creek Executive Board

Emmons County Record, Linton, ND

Prairie Pioneer, Pollock, SD

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Farm Service Agency

Emmons County NDSU Extension Service

Emmons County Water Resource District

Emmons County Ministerial Association

ND State Health Department

ND State Game & Fish Department

ND State Forest Service

US Fish & Wildlife Service

Dakota Prairies RC&D

ND Assn. Of Soil Conservation Districts

ND State Soil Conservation Committee

BMP Engineering Team

Conservation Contractors
KEM Electric Cooperative use of meeting room

Emmons County Commissioners

We would like to send out a thank you to all of the producers that have planted trees with the district and attended various conservation meetings sponsored by the district.  The Board of Supervisors would also like to extend a Thank You to all of the area schools that participated in our youth activities throughout the year.   Thanks for making conservation an important part of your farming operation.

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All programs and services of the Soil Conservation District are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.

District Activities and Accomplishments

· Sponsored 7^th Grade Conservation Tour for all county schools.

· Sponsored coloring, poster, and essay contests for all county schools, grades 3-6.

· Sponsored 3 One Pass Seeding “Show & Tell” Meetings for local producers and a self guided summer tour

· Sponsored a Range Tour for area producers

· Participated in the Keep N.D. Clean Poster Contest – free trees presented to winning students.

· Sponsored Tom Gibson with his TREES (The Regional Environmental Education Series) presentation to area schools.

· Sponsored producers to the Annual Manitoba-ND Zero Tillage Association workshop in Bismarck, ND.

· Distributed free Soil Stewardship Week material to area churches and invited clergy and representative to the Annual Awards Banquet

· Held Annual Conservation Awards Banquet and presented awards to all conservation awards winners from the county.

· Attended Area IV SCD/ARS Research Farm Results Workshop.

· Attended North Dakota Association of Soil Conservation Districts state convention in Bismarck.

· Judged entries at the local Science Fair.

· News releases and articles on SCD activities prepared for the news media.

· Financial donations made to ND 4-H Foundation

· Maintain memberships to NDASCD, NACD, RC&D Council, Manitoba-ND Zero Tillage Association, and National Arbor Day Foundation.

· Co-sponsor of the Beaver Creek Watershed Project and published yearly newsletter.

· Beaver Creek Watershed Project exhibit was displayed at the NDASCD Annual Convention.

· Published quarterly newsletter for owners and operators

· Held 4th Annual Women in Agriculture Banquet

· Sponsored 4/$500.00 high school senior scholarships

· Participated in Children’s Learning Fair in Linton

· Sponsored students to the Gateway to Science Fair in Bismarck

· Provided materials to area schools for Earth Day awareness

· Sponsored youth to Conservation Camp

· Hosted Area IV meeting in June

· Arbor Day participation at the Legion Park

· Held an Animal Waste Tour along with Logan County

CONSERVATION REPORT

By Lloyd Alveshere, District Conservationist

2005 was a good year for conservation planning in Emmons County.  The NRCS and SCD staffs were active in assisting producers in developing conservation plans and applying conservation practices, through USDA programs and the Beaver Creek Watershed Project.

Conservation Accomplishments:

· 15 Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) contracts developed 17,330 acres

· 20 new CRP Continuous contracts written for 97.3 acres

· 31 Beaver Creek 319 contracts written for 3,400 acres

· 9 Forest Land Enhancement Contracts written for 19.6 acres

· 18 CRP Grazing Plans for 587 acres

· 184 CRP Haying plans for 11,125 acres

· 48 Conservation Security Program Contracts

Agronomic Practices Applied:

· 213 acres of wildlife habitat established

· 103,345 trees planted

· 220,585 feet farmstead trees planted

· 6,147 feet field trees planted

· 173,475 feet wildlife trees planted

· 247,589 feet weed barrier fabric installed on trees

· 30,000 feet living snow fence trees planted

· 82,517 feet trees scalped into sod

· 116,307 feet riparian forest planted

· 18,278 acres prescribed grazing management applied

· 57,600 acres if No-till and minimum till management applied

· 56,910 acres of Nutrient Management Applied

Erosion Control – Structural Conservation Practices:

· 13 wells

· 26 stock water tanks

· 7 pipelines for 21,387 feet

· 120,550 feet of fence installed

· 205 acres of grass/legumes planted

· 3 Livestock Watering Ponds

2005 Tree Planting & Weed Barrier Fabric Prices

Handplant Trees ………………..  $    .90

Tall Stock Handplant Trees .…….$  4.00             

Machine Tree Planting …….…… $16.00/hundred lineal feet

Scalp Tree Planting……….…….. $18.00/hundred lineal feet

Fabric Application ……………... $    .45/lineal foot

3’ X 3’ Fabric Squares …………. $    .75/square

Fabric Staples …………………..  $    .10 each