Information and Education - We can conduct workshops for landowners in identified sub-watershed areas on riparian management. This could include brochure, promotion, and coordination of presenters, caterer, and site logistics. Watershed Forester available to make presentations on variety of forestry best management practices (BMPs).
Implementation assistance - We can implement forestry practices including but not limited to forest stand improvements, riparian forest buffers, tree/shrub establishment and tree/shrub maintenance.
On-site technical assistance - This includes initial site visit to determine project potential, follow-up visits to check progress, workshop presentations, and planning meetings.
Forest Assessment - Assess sub-watershed stream corridors needing riparian forest buffers utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to compare existing riparian inventory, soils, and aerial photography. On-the-ground inventory of forest condition or forest buffer potential is also available.
Riparian Forest Buffers - This includes site visit, management plan including design specifics for practice, maintenance recommendations and completion certification.
Forest Stand Improvements - This includes site visit, data collection, tree marking, management plan including specific methods, plan maps, and herbicide application.
Lake Region RC&D - Ecotone Forestry provides services in the areas listed below:
Copyright 2010 Kansas Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy
This project funded in part through the Kansas Water Office, with appropriations from the Kansas Water Plan Fund; and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, through EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grant # C9007405-11.