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6B Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Area ranchers tackle small-scale projects Members of the Kingdon family, Indian Valley ranchers for several generations, gather together to dig trenches and install irrigation pipes on their own dime, a project requiring six years and seven truckloads of pipe. Using this method hel ps them grow twice the grass with almost half the water. Photos by Heather Kingdon Carol Dobbas Executive Director Upper Feather River Watershed Group Special to Feather Publishing There is a definite need for a more balanced look at some of the stream restoration pro- jects and their impacts to downstream water users. Recent discussions, includ- ing those at the UC Coopera- tive Extension educational meeting in Quincy Thursday, Feb. 3, helped to bring that to light. The reviews of*these pro- jects seem to be short on balance, and project short- comings have not been publicly acknowledged or objectively studied. Hence the need for a Plan B mentioned at the meeting. That is what local agricul- ture water rights holders are requesting a fair scientific evaluation of impacts to down- stream users, a plan for miti- gation, and inclusion of the agriculture community in the planning process. One important point to express is that relatively few ranch lands on our valley floors have large-scale problems that resemble the magnitude of project work that the Feather River Coordi- nated Resources Management Group undertakes in tackling the extreme problem areas of the watershed. Many ranch meadows and waterways are protected and conserved by current day-to- day agriculture practices by progressive operators. Farm and ranch families have been caring for their land for generations, with each generation gaining more conservation knowledge as it becomes available, as have the agency watershed stewards. Many of these ranchers have been implementing on- going, on-the-ground conser- vation projects without much public hoopla -- or funding assistance. The availability of funding opportunities through agen- cies certainly enables more family ranches to consider larger-scale, elective conserva- tion projects in addition to their current annual work. The mere scale of seasonal and 100-year flood destruction often reqmres additional project funding assistance to repair the damage. This is where the funded agencies excel. The pastures and meadow- lands on the valley floors actually capture sediment loads transported from upper public lands during these high flow events. Among our Upper Feather River Watershed Group mem- bership, numerous land- owners inthe various valleys of the watershed have im- plemented a wide variety of on-the-ground projects specific to their operations and resources, including: riparian fencing and off- stream stockwater facilities; tailwater return systems to recycle irrigation water; tailwater buffer areas to increase filtration of runoff-- grasslands themselves are a proven filter system; bridges and waterway crossings to reduce stream- bank erosion by equipment and livestock; cross-fencing for rota- tional grazing and irrigation Barring cattle from riparian areas with electric fencing and providing water in troughs instead, using solar-powered pumps, is another method ranchers are embracing to improve the health of their meadowlands and the watershed. Ranchers may receive financial help for this kind of project through the Natural Resources and Conservation Service. Photo by Dan Martynn/NRCS management to increase nu- trient utilization on site and re- duce contaminants in runoffs; --wildlife habitat enhance- ment projects; and --underground mainlines to improve water use efficiency. Many of our members work with Dan Martynn at the Natural Resources and Con- servation Service, and a few with the Feather River Coordinated Resource Man- agement group. The purpose and goal of our group is to work with landowners in promoting water quality efforts by agriculture water users. Water conservation and diversion issues important to our watershed will likely become a more important part of our focus too. For more information about this group of local agricultural interests, call 823-8815. ,¢5J , :'lE % ;7 :i ( j/ SUSA"" ,1'i Susanv'"" AUTO CENTER RICHMOND RD. HWY. c 395 o to RenD Stock # 32312, Vin # 115390 D 4 cly 2.5 Iitre  SE Pkg. Auto " Premium Wheels A/C  AM-FM-Multi Disc. 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