Wasco County SWCD Annual Plan of Work
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Updated 11/6/08


Program

Action Plan / Goal

Status

ADM Adminstration

Complete all identified administrative requirements by June 30, 2009

  On track

ADM Annual Meeting

Hold Annual Meeting by February 28, 2009

   On track

ADM Budgeting

Develop and adopt budget for FY 09-10 prior to June 30, 2009

   Scheduled for 2/26/09

ADM District Capacity

Complete at least 3 actions to improve the capabilities of this and other OR SWCDs by June 2009

   On track

ADM Safety

Maintain high level of safety awareness and remain accident free during the entire year.

  On track

GEN Ag Sustainability

Provide at least 4 learning opportunities for farmers and ranchers to on methods to improve soil quality by June 09.

  On track

Gen Bakeoven WASCOBs

Assist Conroy Ranch construct at least 3 WASCOBs in Bakeoven Wate4rshed by 6/30/09

  On track

GEN Backyard Conservation

Conduct a backyard xeriscaping workshop by 10/30/08

 Completed

GEN CAFO

Assist private landowners in complying with State confined animal feeding operations regulations.

 On track

GEN Conservation Equipment

Make mower and mulcher available to area producers during the year

 On track

GEN CRMP

Make use of Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP) process in Wasco County by June 2009

 On track

GEN District Cost Share Pgm

Implement District Cost Share Program with at least 12 projects by June 2009

 On track

GEN  Dry Crk Habitat Restor.

Install 20 instream habitat structures on Dry Creek by December 2008.

 Behind

GEN Farm Bill Support

Implement current Farm Bill Programs, by promotion, technical assistance, and reporting through June 2009

 On track

Gen Fifteenmile Monitoring

Develop comprehensive Resource Monitoring Proposal for Fifteenmile Creek Watershed by December 2008.

 Behind

GEN Indian Creek Juniper

Develop Indian Creek grazing and burn plans and Initiate Juniper control project by December 2008.

 On track

GEN Irrigation Ditches

Provide assistance to Irrigation Districts in the White River Area through June 2009

 On track

Gen Juniper Flat Tech Assistance

Assist Juniper Flat DIC determine extent and locations of water losses by June 2009

 On track

Gen Marshall Irrigation Upgrade

Assist R. Marshall convert flood irrigation system to center pivot by June 2009

 On track

GEN Mosier Groundwater Study

Work with USGS to wrap up  Mosier Groundwater study and prepare Action Plan by June 2009

 Behind

GEN Monitoring, multi-project

Complete Annual Monitoring Requirements for Previously Completed Projects by 6/4/09

 On track

GEN No Till

By 12/30/08 complete direct seed conversions on 500 ac. under the Hood-Deschutes Basin Direct Seed Grant.

 On track

GEN Nursery

Maintain plantings and equipment at H.A. Miller Demonstration Nursery through June 2009

 On track

Gen Orchard Workshop

Conduct a large beneficial organisms workshop for area orchardists by 10/30/08

 Completed

GEN Pig Control Project

Support interagency efforts toward feral swine eradication through June 2009

 On track

GEN Rock Creek piping design

Complete Rock Creek Ditch piping system design project by 3/1/09

 Behind

GEN Small Grant Program

Assist local Landowners obtain small grants and implement at least 5 projects by June 2009

 On track

GEN Steelhead habitat

Install instream habitat structures on lower Fifteenmile Creek by October 2008

 Cancelled – no funding

GEN Stump Grinding Demo

Completed Stump Grinding Demonstration by Dec.  2008

Completed

GEN Plant Materials

Get at least 40,000 Conservation Trees and Shrubs planted by May 1, 2009

 On track

GEN Turner Bridge Project

Install Bridge at Turner Ranch on Eightmile Creek by December 1, 2008

Cancelled by landowner

Gen Wapanitia Range

Initiate Juniper control and range improvement project at Wapanitita by December 2008

Delayed pending grant

GEN WYEAST RC&D Support

Provide organizational support to WyEast RC&D Area Council through June 2009

 On track

IEM Conservation Awards

By November 3, 2008 submit at least 7 nominations for the Oregon Conservation Partnership Awards Program

 Completed

IEM Marketing

By June 30, 2009, publish at least twelve articles on the SWCD and its accomplishments in The Dalles Chronicle

 On track

IEM Newsletter

Distribute at least six bi-monthly issues of Groundwork by June 2009

 On track

IEM Public Information

Participate in at least 36 public information activities by June 2009

 On track

IEM Rural Living Handbook

By February 2009  Develop, Print, and Distribute at least 2,000 Wasco County Rural Living Handbooks

 Behind

ORP CREP buffers (CP)

Establish 10 riparian buffers in Lower Deschutes/John Day subbasins by May 09

 On track

ORP CREP buffers (15)

Establish 12 riparian buffers  in Fifteenmile / Gorge Province by June 2009.

 On track

ORP CREP buffers (ODA)

Complete ODA CREP Technical Assistance Requirements by June 2009.

 On track

ORP Tech Assist Contacts

Make 300 landowner/operator contacts by June 15, 2009

 On track

ORP Tech Assist Plans

Write 26 new individual conservation plans / plan revisions by June 15, 2009

  On track

ORP Tech Assist Practices

Provide Technical Assistance implementing 40 practices benefiting water quality by June 2009

 On track

ORP Water Quality (LMA)

Implement Lower Deschutes Agriculture Water Quality Management Area Plan by June 2009

 On track

WSP Bakeoven Watershed

Implement Bakeoven Watershed Action Plan through June 2008

 On track

WSP Fifteenmile Watershed

Implement the Fifteenmile Watershed Council Action Plan through June 2009

 On track

WSP Mosier Watershed

Implement the Mosier Watershed Action Plan through June 2009

 On track

WSP Pine Hollow Watershed

Assist Sherman SWCD and Pine Hollow Watershed Council conduct a watershed assessment by June 2009

 On Hold

WSP The Dalles Watershed

Implement The Dalles Watershed Action Plan through June 2009

 On track

 

 

 

Each Goal pertains to an action plan which may have 6 or 60 individual tasks or actions


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