Salt Lake Conservation District

2012 Plant Sale and Purge Your Spurge

Salt Lake Conservation District — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:02:05 +0000

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2011 Poster Contest

Salt Lake Conservation District — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:53:26 +0000

The Salt Lake Conservation District is pleased to invite your students to participate in the 2011 Conservation Poster Contest. The theme of this year’s contest is “Forests for People – More Than You Can Imagine.” The contest is designed to spread the word about the important role of forests in your everyday life. Deadline for entries is October 18, 2011.

The contest is open to Salt Lake County students in grades 4, 5 and 6. The winning student will receive a $20.00 cash prize. In addition, the winning student’s entire class will receive a visit from the Conservation District Board, as well as a 15 minute watershed model demonstration and a pizza party!

Please visit the NACD website for complete poster contest details. For questions or further details regarding the Poster Contest, please contact Lindsey Brooker, at (801) 542.8208 or via e-mail.

Click here to view the 2011 Salt Lake Conservation District Poster Contest flyer and entry form.

2010 Resource Assessment

Salt Lake Conservation District — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:00:05 +0000

Salt Lake Conservation District is currently updating the 2005 County Resource Assessment. This resource assessment is designed to gather and present natural resource information specific to Salt Lake County. Through the outreach process, conservation districts work with the local public, state and federal partners, and other stakeholders to present specific natural and social resources.

The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that conservation efforts address the most important local resource needs. The assessments will be the basis for selecting the type and extent of the needed conservation systems and practices. It will also be used to make recommendations to fund priority areas.

The resource assessments will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the condition of the area’s natural resources and become the platform for making decisions about local conservation priorities and policies.

For more information, please contact: Heather Johnson

Clean Diesel Cost-share

Salt Lake Conservation District — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:13:59 +0000

The Utah Division of Air Quality is looking for projects that would qualify for funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act. One aspect of this program is to get older agriculture diesel engines replaced with new, more efficient engines thereby resulting in fewer air pollutant emissions.

This may be an opportunity for producers to receive assistance in replacing/upgrading some of their diesel equipment. As I understand it, items such as stationary diesel engines would qualify for 75% cost-share assistance (producer to pay 25%), and items such as a tractor would qualify for 25% cost-share assistance (producer to pay 75% of the cost). All of the replaced/upgraded items should be things that would have been kept for 3 or more years.

The deadline for applications is January 13th at 4:00 p.m. MST. Lisa has offered her assistance in filling out the paperwork to anyone interested in this program.

Lisa can be reached at:
Lisa Burr
Senior Research Analyst
Utah Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Air Quality
801-536-4019
lburr@utah.gov

The application form (relatively short) is attached. The Request for Proposals (not so short) is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/rfp-epa-oar-otaq-11-01.pdf

Some additional information:
• $32 million allocated to this project
• Region 8 (Utah is in Region Priority Areas include:
• Priority given to poor air quality areas (portions of Cache, Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt
Lake, Utah and Tooele counties) – see attached map
• Priority given to proposals that reduce diesel emissions from agricultural operations
• Proposals must be submitted electronically

Growing Community Gardens – Workshop

Salt Lake Conservation District — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:10:38 +0000

WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS PRESENTS:
Growing Community Gardens

DATE: January 15th (Application Deadline), series runs February 1-March 22, 2011

WHO: Community gardeners and aspiring community gardeners interested in building and maintaining successful, productive and sustainable community gardens!

WHAT: Growing Community Gardens is a NEW 8-week training series offered by Wasatch Community Gardens. The training focuses on cultivating skills, sharing ideas and identifying resources for developing successful, sustainable community gardens. Upon completion, qualifying applicants may apply for financial (up to $5,000) and technical support for new community gardens.

WHEN: Application due JANUARY 15, 2011.
The training will take place on Tuesday evenings, 6pm-9pm from February 1 through March 22, 2011.

WHERE: 824 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

COST: $75 for the 8-class series. Scholarships available.

TO APPLY: Applications are now available at www.wasatchgardens.org