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Re: Conservation Stewardship Program
[Re: AJE]
#7765082
01/07/23 07:36 AM
01/07/23 07:36 AM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Wisconsin
Eagleye
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Wisconsin
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The best approach would be to contact your local NRCS/USDA office- A Conservation Stewardship Program is not available until you have completed several EQUIP Programs with them. Most likely they would cost share in a Forest Management Plan (CAP106) as the first step, this has to be completed by a Technical Service Provider in your area, some loggers and foresters are but not all. The Forest Mangement Plan will take an inventory of your trees and make recommendations for best practices, clear cuts, single tree selections and future plantings. The advantage to working through the NRCS is - it's your plan and you manage it with their support. In your area, I would highly recommend Peter Anderson from Sound Forest Management (715) 681-0674 peter@soundforestmanagement.com. I've seen serval plans and his approach as a hunter and forester is not only comprehensive but will integrate your wildlife goals into the plan. He has several You Tube videos out also.
Last edited by Eagleye; 01/07/23 07:38 AM.
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Re: Conservation Stewardship Program
[Re: AJE]
#7825822
03/20/23 10:37 PM
03/20/23 10:37 PM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Kansas
Pawnee
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Kansas
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I had contracts in the CSP program for years. Do the simplest and cheapest contracts you can. Don’t cost yourself money by entering a contract that pays great but will end up costing you in the end. All the green programs look good but can really cost you
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Conservation Stewardship Program
[Re: AJE]
#7831824
03/28/23 01:45 PM
03/28/23 01:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
MT
snowy
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MT
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I don't but have had an assessment and an overall conservation audit done on my ranch. It was a very helpful new idea and just great common sense approuch and review of land management. No charge but no improvements or suggestions were made to date.
In some of these program's grants are granted from requests but in return all land must be open to public hunting. Would like to hear about the folks here that have taken advantage of their grants and if they had to open land up for public hunting etc.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Conservation Stewardship Program
[Re: TreedaBlackdog]
#7832076
03/28/23 06:40 PM
03/28/23 06:40 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
MT
snowy
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MT
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Yes I have participated in CSP an EQIP in Missouri, North Dakota and Iowa. Under CSP and EQIP no land was open for hunting. I can think of NO Fed govt program that makes it mandatory for hunting or open access as that is always controlled by state laws. Thanks for your response. What are the requirements for the landowner? Do they have in have any skin in the game? Is there a split percentage of money for the project that the grant was written for? What are parameters for receiving the money? Thanks for sharing your information.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Conservation Stewardship Program
[Re: snowy]
#7832445
03/29/23 07:36 AM
03/29/23 07:36 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
B61-12 vicinity, MO
TreedaBlackdog
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B61-12 vicinity, MO
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Yes I have participated in CSP an EQIP in Missouri, North Dakota and Iowa. Under CSP and EQIP no land was open for hunting. I can think of NO Fed govt program that makes it mandatory for hunting or open access as that is always controlled by state laws. Thanks for your response. What are the requirements for the landowner? Do they have in have any skin in the game? Is there a split percentage of money for the project that the grant was written for? What are parameters for receiving the money? Thanks for sharing your information. Reqs of landowner are they must maintain the level of conservation they are currently doing and perform at least one enhancement on each type of land you have - be it forest, pasture, cropland, farmstead/other areas. You have all the skin in the game - you are the one making the decisions but you do have to agree to the enhancment you select and carry it out to the NRCS standards and specs which sometimes are frustrating........ For example - my fifth year payment was held up as they said my pollinator plots did not meet the standards and specs.......they didn't check them until year 5 of the contract and we had a declared drought in our county and yes they looked horrible when they looked at them. I probably could have fought it harder and appealed the decision but it was not worth it to me and I truly wanted better plots for pollinators. I reseeded at a cost to me about $350 and that extended my contract about 9 months but I got my 5th year payment of around 6k.. It will work out for me though as I am going to have some land logged off while I am out of contract and then re-apply again and do other enhancements. It is a decent program but you have to understand working with the govt is frustrating at times.
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