Tag: White River Douglas Creek Conservation Districts

CONSERVATION CORNER

Cost-sharing funding available for weed and ground squirrel control Special to the HT The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts have funding remaining in their cost-share programs for noxious weed management and ground squirrel control, and local landowners still have time to take advantage of this opportunity. The Districts[Read More…]

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

The White River is running exceptionally low this time of year as drought conditions continue across the basin. U.S. Geological Survey data show flows well below historic averages. A standing call associated with the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District’s Kenney Reservoir water right has also constrained upstream diversions, but all[Read More…]

POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Poster contest winners Carson Cook (third place), Sandra Obezo Garay (second place), and Emilee Woodruff (first place) stand with Kathy Nelson during the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts’ annual Conservation Poster Contest recognition at the Meeker School Board meeting. JARED HENDERSON PHOTO