Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 2-A: Work with the agricultural community to implement best management practices on their property(continued).Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority3. Implement a riparian restoration programto install streambank fencing to excludelivestock from streams, stabilize streamcrossings, provide alternative wateringsources to livestock, enhance ripariancorridors with native vegetation, andminimize nutrients and sediments enteringwaterways.Conservation Districts,Conservation Groups,PDA, NRCS,Cooperative ExtensionDEP, NRCS, PGC,Private Sources,FoundationsHigh4. Stabilize barnyard and livestock areas toproperly manage runoff.Conservation Districts,Conservation Groups,PDA, NRCS,Cooperative ExtensionDEP, PrivateSources,Foundations, USDA,PDAMedium5. Encourage extensive use of pasture onanimal-dependent farms (e.g. dairy andbeef) to minimize the concentration ofanimals in feedlots.PDA, NRCS, PASA,Cooperative ExtensionUSDA, DEP, EPA,PDA, PrivateSources, FoundationMedium6. Encourage agricultural producers to utilizeorganic sources of nutrients for cropproduction, including bioenergy cropproduction, as a component of nutrientmanagement planning.Conservation Districts,Conservation Groups,Cooperative Extension,PDA, NRCS, PASADEP, NRCS, PrivateSources,FoundationsMedium7. Develop a model farm to demonstrateagricultural best management practices andoffer educational tours for agriculturalproducers, agencies, and other interestedparties.Conservation Districts,Conservation Groups,PDA, NRCS, PASA,Cooperative ExtensionDEP, PrivateSources,Foundations, USDA,PDALowGoal 2-B: Maintain agricultural uses on lands.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Establish a program to offer incentives tolandowners who purchase conservationeasements to protect riparian corridors.NRCS, ConservationDistricts, ConservationGroups, CooperativeExtensionDEP, NRCS, PGC,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium2. Encourage landowners to enroll in costincentiveprograms, such as theEnvironmental Quality IncentivesProgram, Conservation ReserveEnhancement Program, ConservationReserve Program, and Wildlife HabitatImprovement Program.NRCS, ConservationDistricts, ConservationGroups, CooperativeExtensionDEP, NRCS, PGC,Private Sources,FoundationsMedium7-8