Rend Lake Watershed Conservation Initiative RCPP
The Rend Lake Watershed Conservation Initiative RCPP will help implement climate-smart ag practices to reduce nutrient pollution in the watershed as published in the Rend Lake Total Maximum Daily Load watershed-based plan.
Farm Eligibility
Does not specify
Portions of Franklin, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington (Rend Lake Watershed)
Brush Management
- Conservation Cover
- Cover Crops
- Critical Area Planting
- Filter Strip
- Forest Management Plan
- Forest Stand Improvement
- Grassed Waterway
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment
- High Tunnel System
- Low Tunnel Systems
- Nutrient Management
- Pasture and Hay Planting
- Prescribed Burning
- Reduced- or No-Till
- Streambank and Shoreline Protection
- Subsurface Drain
- Terrace
- Tree/Shrub Establishment
- Water and Sediment Control Basin
- Wildlife Habitat Planting
- Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation
Not applicable
Money Matters
Does not specify
Varies according to project’s practice and cost list (updated annually).
Refer to program category descriptions for general stackability potential. Reach out to the program contact for more information.
Not applicable
Contracting Info
Depends on conservation practice
Basic farm information, field boundaries, crop history, and resource concerns. Most USDA programs require you to have an FSA farm and track number.
Support is typically provided by the local SWCD or NRCS office.
Most publicly funded programs have specific establishment and maintenance requirements that are provided by SWCD / NRCS.
Technical Info
Jefferson County SWCD
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