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Agricultural landowners along 55 miles of the
Kootenai River in Boundary County can help the
Kootenai Tribe with a restoration project along
the river corridor. The Tribe received special
funds from the Natural Resources Conservation
Service to
restore
and enhance fish and wildlife habitat conditions
along the river. NRCS will provide financial and
technical
assistance for conservation work; applications
for funding will be taken through July 7, 2011.
The Kootenai River Valley Cooperative Habitat
Restoration project
includes bank restoration, riparian planting,
grazing management practices and upland wildlife
habitat enhancements.
“Farmers can get a 75% cost share for
installing conservation practices that will help
restore the natural floodplain functions that
support a healthy ecosystem,” said Mike Gondek
NRCS District Conservationist in Bonners Ferry.
“Examples of the practices include livestock
fencing, buffers, stream bank stabilization,
wetland restoration, pasture and hay land
planting, and weed control.”
The project
is designed to compliment a partner project, the
Kootenai River Habitat
Restoration Project, and
contribute to the success of an ecosystem-based
restoration project along the valley
bottom of the 55-mile stretch
the
Kootenai River.
For more information on the
Kootenai River Valley Cooperative Habitat
Restoration project or to apply for the
cost share, please contact the Bonners Ferry
NRCS office at (208) 267-3340 or stop by the
office located at 6813 El Paso in Bonners Ferry.
The signup for this program runs through July 7,
2011.
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