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Landowner Practices

1. Conservation Tillage

3. Fire as a Tool & Weed Management

4. Hedgerows

5. Ranch & Farm Ponds

6. Range Management

7. Sediment Traps

8. Slough enhancement

9. Vegetated Drainage Ditches

10. Vegetated Filter Strips

Conservation Videos

More information and videos can be found on the NRCS California YouTube Channel or Website

Conservation Planning

This video features Yolo County farmer Dave Batcheller, who was experiencing a drainage problem on his small livestock farm. Conservationist Wendy Rash turned this into an opportunity for planning and she and Batcheller embarked on a process of defining goals and options for the farm. From there they work with NRCS Engineer Ha Truong to design and create a mini wetlands with a very natural look that the landowner really loves. They planted native trees, shrubs and flowers that have helped bring pollinators and wildlife like beaver to the farm. The plan is the right thing to do, says Batcheller. He says the ranch is more efficient and he also enjoys giving a few of the corners of the farm to wildlife. To have someone help out with the knowledge, the information, the funds--it was just something I wouldn't have known how to do on my own, summarizes Batcheller.

Pollinator Hedgerows

Fred Stolp in Butte County hosts the video crew at his walnut orchard where his pollinator hedgerow is providing plants suited to answer the needs of pollinators year round. Stolp also enjoys the aesthetics of the hedgerow. Soil Conservationist Rachael Morgan discusses the role of pollinators in California agriculture and how native pollinators can help augment this need, especially in the face of challenges faced by the domestic honeybees. Good conservation planning between the landowner and NRCS can help address practical challenges to the establishment of a hedgerow, such as weed control and irrigation.