Tree seedling ordering available for Shoal Creek landowners
February 19, 2020
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is accepting orders for tree seedlings from private landowners in northwestern Barry County along Shoal Creek and its main tributaries.
“Bur Oaks, Red Oaks, Swamp White Oaks and Persimmon, are the tree species that we’ll be ordering on February 25th,” said Drew Holt, TNC’s project manager. “The tree seedlings are free to landowners with property along upper Shoal Creek, as well as along Capps, Joyce, Pogue, and Woodward Creeks,” added Holt.
Landowners interested in receiving free tree seedlings should contact Holt at (417) 838-1939 or via email at drew.holt@tnc.org by Monday, February 24.
The streamside tree planting initiative is part of TNC’s upper Shoal Creek watershed riparian buffer restoration and enhancement project that was launched last summer when awarded a $207,395 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “In addition to trees, streamside landowners along upper Shoal Creek and its main tributaries are eligible for voluntary cost-share programs offered through this grant,” said Holt.
“Identifying potential locations for projects, such as fixing bank erosion, protecting established streamside buffers, and restoring riparian corridors, has begun and is coordinated with programs offered by the Barry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Missouri Department of Conservation,” added Holt.
The three-year voluntary cost-share grant program’s best management practices include streambank stabilization, re-establishment of trees/grasses and fencing for cattle exclusion and alternative water systems.
Besides preventing valuable farmland from eroding away, healthy vegetated buffers next to streams reduce sediment and nutrient pollutants from entering waterways while also serving to improve aquatic habitat and restore aquatic communities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
About The Nature Conservancy:
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. Working in 79 countries and territories, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners.
Together with our members and conservation partners, The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 150,000 acres of critical Missouri lands since 1956. To learn more visit www.nature.org/Missouri.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is accepting orders for tree seedlings from private landowners in northwestern Barry County along Shoal Creek and its main tributaries.
“Bur Oaks, Red Oaks, Swamp White Oaks and Persimmon, are the tree species that we’ll be ordering on February 25th,” said Drew Holt, TNC’s project manager. “The tree seedlings are free to landowners with property along upper Shoal Creek, as well as along Capps, Joyce, Pogue, and Woodward Creeks,” added Holt.
Landowners interested in receiving free tree seedlings should contact Holt at (417) 838-1939 or via email at drew.holt@tnc.org by Monday, February 24.
The streamside tree planting initiative is part of TNC’s upper Shoal Creek watershed riparian buffer restoration and enhancement project that was launched last summer when awarded a $207,395 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “In addition to trees, streamside landowners along upper Shoal Creek and its main tributaries are eligible for voluntary cost-share programs offered through this grant,” said Holt.
“Identifying potential locations for projects, such as fixing bank erosion, protecting established streamside buffers, and restoring riparian corridors, has begun and is coordinated with programs offered by the Barry County Soil and Water Conservation District and Missouri Department of Conservation,” added Holt.
The three-year voluntary cost-share grant program’s best management practices include streambank stabilization, re-establishment of trees/grasses and fencing for cattle exclusion and alternative water systems.
Besides preventing valuable farmland from eroding away, healthy vegetated buffers next to streams reduce sediment and nutrient pollutants from entering waterways while also serving to improve aquatic habitat and restore aquatic communities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
About The Nature Conservancy:
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. Working in 79 countries and territories, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners.
Together with our members and conservation partners, The Nature Conservancy has protected more than 150,000 acres of critical Missouri lands since 1956. To learn more visit www.nature.org/Missouri.