Conservation watershed tour slated for July 10

Palouse Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) plans a tour Monday, July 10, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In the first two years of the RCPP program, landowners and operators have received cost-share funding to implement 22,314 acres of conservation tillage, 150 acres of filter strips, field borders or riparian buffers; 12,460 acres of precision nutrient management, and 42 acres of conservation easements.

The tour will include examples of funded projects, including a Farmed Smart certified farm using conservation tillage and riparian buffers, fencing and off-site watering for l...