Winooski Watershed Landowner Assistance Guide
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Winooski Watershed Landowner assistance Guide Help Protect The Winooski River And Its Tributaries index of resources (a-Z) Accepted Agricultural Practice (AAP) Assistance Landowner Information Series Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Natural Resource Conservation Service Backyard Conservation Northern Woodlands Best Management Practices Nutrient Management Plan Incentive Grants Program (NMPIG) Better Backroads Partners for Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissions Rain Garden Project Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) River Management Program Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Shoreline Stabilization Handbook Conservation Security Program (CSP) Small Scale/Small Field Conservation Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Trout Unlimited Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Use Value Appraisal (“Current Use”) Farm Agronomic Practices Program (FAP) UVM-Extension Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) Vermont Agricultural Buffer Program (VABP) Farm*A*Syst Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife Farm Service Agency Vermont Low Impact Development Guide Forest Bird Initiative Vermont River Conservancy Forest Stewardship Program VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Friends of the Mad River Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Friends of the Winooski River Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) Wildlife Habitat Management for Vermont Woodlands Lake Champlain Sea Grant Winooski Crop Management Services Land Treatment Planning (LTP) Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District Land Trusts Wise on Weeds! 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Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) index of resources by type Vermont Low Impact Development Guide Agriculture/Pature/Grassland VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Accepted Agricultural Practice (AAP) Assistance Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Best Management Practices Stream / River Conservation Commissions Conservation Commissions Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Farm Agronomic Practices Program (FAP) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Friends of the Mad River Conservation Security Program (CSP) Friends of the Winooski River Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Land Trusts Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Farm Agronomic Practices Program (FAP) Northern Woodlands Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) Partners for Fish and Wildlife Farm*A*Syst River Management Program Farm Service Agency Trout Unlimited Friends of the Mad River Vermont River Conservancy Friends of the Winooski River VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) Land Treatment Planning (LTP) Land Trusts Residential / Urban Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Backyard Conservation Landowner Information Series Conservation Commissions Natural Resource Conservation Service Friends of the Winooski River Northern Woodlands Lake Champlain Sea Grant Nutrient Management Plan Incentive Grants Program (NMPIG) Land Trusts Partners for Fish and Wildlife Rain Garden Project River Management Program UVM-Extension Small Scale/Small Field Conservation Vermont Low Impact Development Guide Trout Unlimited VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator UVM-Extension Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District Vermont Agricultural Buffer Program (VABP) Vermont River Conservancy VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Riparian / Shore Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Accepted Agricultural Practice (AAP) Assistance Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Conservation Commissions Winooski Crop Management Services Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Wise on Weeds! (WOW!) Friends of the Mad River Friends of the Winooski River Land Treatment Planning (LTP) Forest Land Trusts Conservation Commissions Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Landowner Information Series Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Northern Woodlands Forest Bird Initiative River Management Program Forest Stewardship Program Shoreline Stabilization Handbook Land Trusts Small Scale/Small Field Conservation Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Trout Unlimited Landowner Information Series Vermont River Conservancy Natural Resource Conservation Service VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Northern Woodlands Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Small Scale/Small Field Conservation Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District Use Value Appraisal (“Current Use”) Wise on Weeds! (WOW!) UVM-Extension Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Wetland Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Conservation Commissions Wildlife Habitat Management for Vermont Woodlands Friends of the Mad River Wise on Weeds! (WOW!) Friends of the Winooski River Land Trusts Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Municipal Northern Woodlands Better Backroads Partners for Fish and Wildlife Friends of the Winooski River Trout Unlimited Lake Champlain Sea Grant Vermont River Conservancy Land Trusts VT DEC Winooski River Watershed Coordinator Rain Garden Project Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) River Management Program Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District purpose of this Guide apriL, 2011 The goal of the Winooski River Landowner Assistance Guide is to assist Winooski watershed landowners in identifying resources that will help them protect the natural features of their properties. There is a wide range of local, state and federal resources available to help landowners. This guide profiles approximately 40 of those resources. However, this is not a comprehensive list and landowners are encouraged to look beyond this reference for additional organizations that may be useful to them. This guide was created as part of the Winooski Headwaters Community Project. The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD) and the Friends of the Winooski River (FWR) facilitated its creation. FWR and WNRCD want to keep this resource as up to date as possible. Please contact these organizations with feedback, corrections and additions. If you would like to support efforts to protect the Winooski watershed, please support either FWR or WNRCD. Check their websites for how to donate. Winooski Headwaters Community Project The Winooski Headwaters Community Project is a locally-led effort to restore and protect the upper portion of the Winooski watershed. Its work is directed by the Conservation Commissions of Cabot, Marshfield, and Plainfield. The Friends of the Winooski River and the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District provide facilitation and staff support. Other partners include local and state government, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizens. The partners have emphasized education, cooperation, and community involvement in all their projects. Friends of the Winooski River Friends of the Winooski River is a non-profit organizationdedicated to the restoration and protection of the Winooski River and its tributaries. The organization works on a wide variety of projects including riparian and habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, improving river access and general public education. The Friends works with landowners to help preserve and restore the river corridor running through their property. For more information call 802-882-8276 or email: [email protected] or visit www.winooskiriver.org Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD) is a nonprofit organization which services the Winooski River Watershed, Browns River, and portions of Lake Champlain’s sub–watersheds. The mission Winooski Natural Resources is to ensure the wise use, protection, and enhancement of natural resources in the watershed. To accomplish Conservation District this, WNRCD works with local, state, and federal partners to complete high priority conservation projects and deliver quality educational programming. To learn more about their current projects and programs, contact 802 865-7895 x 104 or 802-828-4493 x 113 or visit: www.vacd.org/winooski. steps to usinG the Guide 1. FInd your resource type by icon: Agriculture/Pasture/Grassland Residential/Urban Forest Riparian/Shore Municipal Wetland Stream / River 2. Check for the types of assistance available: Easement, Education, Financial, Habitat Restoration, Labor, Publication, Tax Reduction, Technical 3. Contact the resources that best fit your situation. MuNICIPALITIes, PARTICuLARLy THROuGH THeIR CONseRvATION COMMIssIONs, MAy ALsO Be A ResOuRCe FOR LANDOWNeRs ListinGs a-Z Accepted Agricultural Practice (AAP) Backyard Conservation Technical Habitat Restoration / Publication DesCRIPTION DesCRIPTION Offers farmers free technical assistance to help meet base-level farm Conservation practices from agriculture adapted for the backyard setting management (AAP) regulations. Addresses manure and nutrient manage- to help improve the environment and help wildlife. Topics include: Backyard ment, runoff potential, floodway determinations, stream bank stabilization, Ponds and Wetlands; Composting; Mulching; Nutrient and Pest Management; vegetative buffer strips, and soil erosion potential. Works with farmers to Terracing; Tree Planting; Water Conservation; Wildlife Habitat. develop farm-specific strategies, and provides referrals to cost-share programs if appropriate. CONTACT Natural Resource Conservation service CONTACT