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UCD News:Firewise Incentive Program Funding Available! Are you and
your home prepared for a wildfire? UCD staff is currently available
to meet with you at your property to perform a Wildfire Hazard Home
Assessment. This FREE assessment will serve to identify the
hazards on your property and outline the things you can do, short term and
long term, to reduce your risk of a home ignition during a wildfire. Need
help getting the work done? UCD's Firewise Incentive Program is designed to provide funding
to landowners, on a reimbursement basis, to help accomplish the big tasks of
creating and managing defensible space. Applications for this program are due by
August 10th or September 14th of 2010. For more
information about UCD's Firewise Program, click here,
call Underwood Conservation District at (509) 493-1936. Conservation Cost-Share Funding Available for Small Projects, New Deadlines: Do you have a conservation
project in mind for your property? Would it benefit water quality or
wildlife habitat? UCD is currently seeking landowners who wish to
implement conservation projects to improve natural resources under their
management. Common projects include stream bank planting,
reforestation, noxious weed removal, livestock exclusion from streams, animal
waste composting facilities, mud management around barns, hedgerow and
windbreak plantings. Many other projects are eligible as well; call to
discuss your project and its potential conservation benefits. Please ask to
speak with Adrianne at (509) 493-1936 to request an application. Click here
to download the flyer for UCD’s Cost-Share Program. Applications
are due August 20th,
2010 or February 4th,
2011 by 4:00pm. Little Click
here for the Design/Engineering Request
for Proposals/Qualifications and additional documents about the project. Practical Tools
for Find
information and links to the presentations from this series here. We hope this site will help you become more familiar with
the district, its programs, and the people involved. Click on the links to the left to explore. Click here
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