Story county conservation strategic plan 2018-2020... Several factors helped formulate this plan:completion of the Cornerstone to Capstone (C2C) Plan in 2016;lack of sustainable statewide funding for natural resources;recent successes in water quality awareness;expansion of Dakins Lake;improvements in the Hickory Grove Lake watershed;development of the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor;new efforts in drainage ditch maintenance, resource management, community engagement, facility improvements, and environmental education programming;improvements in awareness of the importance of soil...
Appendix h: baseline status and cumulative effects for the fat pocketbook and northern riffleshell mussels august 31, 2007appendix h: baseline status and cumulative effects for the fat pocketbook and northern riffleshell mussels... For example, ditch maintenance activities facilitate continued farming activities, as drainage of farmland is an important factor in crop success....
Johnson county native plant community policy integrated roadside vegetation management... Furthermore, this policy allows the incorporation of fact-based native-vegetation-related considerations into daily decision-making processes related to the ongoing maintenance of roads and utilities (including ditch maintenance), the siting and construction of roads and utilities, and other public uses of roadside right-of-ways....
Protecting lakes and streams through proper ditch maintenance... The guide offers practical advice and illustrations to hands-on maintenance workers, ditch maintenance contractors, and local (township) road supervisors who maintain ditches.Funded...
