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Impact Report
| For plan | Conservation and Efficient Use of Water (Guadalupe County) |
| Date | October 13, 2009, 9:41 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | In Guadalupe county we have recently formed the Pecos Watershed Conservation Coalition This newly formed group is a clear demonstration on the type of thinking that is critcal for future improvement neccessary to insure that water conservation continues to be in the fore front of every ones mind. The 38 Pintada producers that make up this group want every one to know that what we do now for the future of their children will pay dividends in the years ahead . The Don Thompson ranch held a summer tour of thier ranch to show what has been done to remove brush species and to put in short term annual agronomic crops for the cover of bare ground . With rains coming at the correct time they were able to grow several types of short and long term crops, such a oats sorghum sudan and alfalfa . These crops help to cover the ground and to help stop wind erosion as well as help to develop a root system for intake storage of nutrients. The other plant species such as alafalfa will help in the development of nitrogen for grass growth. Of course new managenment ideas will have to be implimented to insure crop and animal survival . The Pintada Watershed Conservation Coalition will be applying for 150,000 in NRCS funding for future years. Also because they organized this group. The state NRCS has determined that more funding could come thier way. Because of their organization status and the way credit is allocated to organizations on a state wide basis . |