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Let your voice be heard…

Let your voice be heard…

Help your conservation district identify what natural resource concerns should be a local priority. Once the conservation district board of supervisors uses your feedback to identify the local priorities, they will explore options to address those priorities.

Please put a check mark up to 10 Resource Concerns below that hold the highest level of importance to you.
Resource Concerns:
Soil Erosion (click for more information):
Soil Erosion:
Classic or Ephemeral Gully Erosion
Sheet and Rill Erosion
Streambank or Shoreline Erosion
Wind Erosion
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Soil Quality Degradation (click for more information):
Soil Quality Degradation:
Compaction
Concentration of Salts or Other Chemicals
Organic Matter Depletion
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Water Quantity (click for more information):
Water Quantity:
Flooding, Ponding, Seeps, or Seasonal High Water Table
Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water
Drifted Snow
Surface or Ground Water Depletion
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Water Quality (click for more information):
Water Quality:
Elevated Water Temperature
Excess Chemicals, Manure, or Bio-Solids in Ground or Surface Water
Excess Sediment in Surface Water
Nutrients in Ground or Surface Water
Pesticides in Ground or Surface Water
Salts in Ground or Surface Water
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Degraded Plant Condition (click for more information):
Degraded Plant Condition:
Excessive Plant Damage from Undesirable Plants, Animals, or Diseases
Inadequate Plant Community Diversity, Structure, and Composition
Undesirable Plant Health and Productivity
Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Inefficient Energy Use (click for more information):
Inefficient Energy Use:
Stationary Equipment or Facilities
Farming, Ranching, or Forestry Practices and Operations
Inadequate Habit for Fish and Wildlife (click for more information):
Inadequate Habitat for Fish and Wildlife:
Habitat Degradation
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Livestock Production Limitation (click for more information):
Livestock Production Limitation
Inadequate Livestock Feed and Forage
Inadequate Livestock Shelter
Inadequate Livestock Water Quantity, Quality, and Distribution
What watershed or landscape feature is your resource concern(s) at or near?
Examples: Robb’s Flat, Rattlesnake Butte, Earling Hills, Scott’s Slough, Lake Cochrane,Cherry Creek, White River, Big Sioux River, etc.
Air Quality Impacts (click for more information):
Air Quality Impacts:
Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM) and PM Precursors
Objectionable Odors
Other Resource Concern:
Optional Resource Concern (Select to provide additional comments)
Please describe your Optional Resource Concern below
Resource Concerns Master List:
Soil Erosion : Classic or Ephemeral Gully Erosion
Soil Erosion : Sheet and Rill Erosion
Soil Erosion : Streambank or Shoreline Erosion
Soil Erosion : Wind Erosion
Soil Quality Degradation : Compaction
Soil Quality Degradation : Concentration of Salts or Other Chemicals
Soil Quality Degradation : Organic Matter Depletion
Water Quantity : Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding
Water Quantity : Seasonal High Water Table
Water Quantity : Seeps
Water Quantity : Inefficient Use of Irrigation Water
Water Quality : Elevated Water Temperature
Water Quality : Excess Chemicals, Manure, or Bio-Solids in Ground or Surface Water
Water Quality : Excess Sediment in Surface Water
Water Quality : Nutrients in Ground or Surface Water
Water Quality : Pesticides in Ground or Surface Water
Water Quality : Salts in Ground or Surface Water
Degraded Plant Condition : Excessive Plant Pressure
Degraded Plant Condition : Inadequate Structure and Composition
Degraded Plant Condition : Undesirable Plant Health and Productivity
Degraded Plant Condition : Wildfire Hazard, Excessive Biomass Accumulation
Inefficient Energy Use : Equipment and Facilities
Inefficient Energy Use : Farming/Ranching Practices and Field Operations
Inadequate Habitat for Fish and Wildlife : Habitat Degradation
Air Quality Impacts : Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Air Quality Impacts : Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM) and PM Precursors
Air Quality Impacts : Objectionable Odors
Optional Resource Concern?
Select appropriate County*
Select multiple counties if needed.
Provide your contact information (Optional)
Please be as specific as possible on the locations where you see the concerns. This information is vital to your district when developing strategic conservation strategies.

Your information will be for private use by your conservation district for conservation planning purposes only.
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