Land Conservation & Planning
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Technical Services
The LCPD provides free technical services to landowners in assisting them in the installation of best management practices. Common conservation practices approved for funding include:
- grade stabilization structures (dams)
- grassed waterways
- stream bank protection
- access roads
- diversions
- well abandonment
- nutrient management planning
- manure storage facilities
Locally implemented conservation programs across the state address a variety of resource issues, including but not limited to: controlling soil erosion, managing manure and nutrient applications, planning for future land use, protecting important land areas, managing groundwater, managing lakes, rivers, and shoreline area, protecting and restoring wetlands, managing forest resources and controlling invasive species. Additional practices are available and can be discussed with staff members.
