Nutrient Management Plan Update Class
March 13th 10:30-2:00
UVM Extension St. Johnsbury
Please register!  Lunch included. 802-424-3149

Are you a small farm in need of a Nutrient Management Plan?  Are you interested in writing your own? All certified small farms are now required to prepare and follow an NMP.  The Conservation District offers a program for small farms to develop your NMP.  We provide all the soil testing, manure testing, maps and field data you’ll need, and enroll you in UVM Extension’s “Digging In” Nutrient Management Planning class with all your materials ready.  If you’ve developed an NMP already and just need an update, we’ll help you with that too.   

Swale installed at Fenton Chester Arena in Lyndon, filtering runoff from the parking lot before its piped to a stream

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Local Installations Underway

Stormwater Master Plans in Caledonia County have identified many project opportunities where stormwater can be better managed to reduce erosion and improve water quality.  Installing Green Stormwater Infastructure (GSI)works to direct stormwater from roads, parking lots and other surfaces to green spaces so water can infiltrate and filter pollutants.  This reduces the amount of dirty stormwater that enters catch basins and gets piped to rivers.  These GSI practices are funded by the State of Vermont’s Clean Water Initiative and Ecosystem Restoration Program.  Several projects are getting installed this summer in Burke, Lyndon and St. Johnsbury – with more to come next year!

Hydroseeder Share Program Still Up and Running

The towns of Danville, Ryegate, Groton and Walden have joined our Hydroseeder Share Program. The program involves four towns sharing a grant-funded hydroseeder to help treat ditches and roadsides – speeding up maintenance and ensuring good cover on bare ground to prevent sediment runoff to streams and rivers.  The program is funded by the State of Vermont’s Clean Water Initiative and was coordinated by a partnership with the Lamoille, Essex and Caledonia County Conservation Districts.  With hydroseeders costing between $26,000 and $33,000, this program only costs towns $500 to join and $200/year after the first year.