Jim Crosswhite
EC Bar Ranch - Nutrioso, Arizona

Excerpt from Program:
"Examples of best management practices to improve water quality and habitat that also increase ranching economics are riparian fencing, cross fencing, off-channel water wells with drinkers, brush control and over-seeding, irrigation system improvements, vegetative plantings, invasive species/noxious weed control.

"Common features of grant programs: Deadline, Application, Ranking, Contract, Implementation, Reimbursement, Reporting, Monitoring, and Outreach. Actions required by grant participants include Planning, Application, Implementation, Reimbursement, Reporting, and Maintenance."

Presentation Outline:

• Improvement Steps
• Private Landowner Grant Programs
• Grant Program Features
• Motivation