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Sheridan County Conservation District Approves Projects Along Prairie Dog Creek

March 13, 2023 Kevin Koile

A couple of areas along the Prairie Dog Creek waterbody will soon have some improvements done to better the water quality. The Sheridan County Conservation District recently approved $37,000 in funding assistance for two water quality improvement projects, as part of their Spring 2023 application period. Projects that were approved…

Work Within Tongue River Near Old Acme Power Plant To Start Soon

March 8, 2023 Kevin Koile

Most of a diversion within the Tongue River near the old Acme Power Plant will soon be removed. Recently the Sheridan County Conservation District awarded a contract to Barnum Incorporated out of Buffalo, for about $100,000, to remove parts of the diversion that are underwater and still above ground. The…

Sheridan County Conservation District To Provide Cost Share For Spring 2023 Improvement Projects

January 4, 2023 Kevin Koile

Waterways in Sheridan County may be frozen for now, but it’s time to start thinking about what improvements could be made once things thaw out. The Sheridan County Conservation District is accepting requests for assistance with spring-time water quality improvement projects along the Tongue, Goose and Prairie Dog watersheds. It’s…

Jackie Turner Of Sheridan County Conservation District Named Outstanding Employee In NE WY

December 13, 2022 News Release

Jackie Turner, Program Specialist for the Sheridan County Conservation District, was named the 2022Outstanding Conservation District Employee for Area I (Northeast Wyoming) at the Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous (December 5-8) in Casper. Since joining the District in 2017, Jackie has independently managed the tree program, which included development of an…

Sheridan County Conservation District Receives Clean Water Act Grant

October 5, 2022 Kevin Koile

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture has given Sheridan County a financial boost to help make sure that watersheds are clear of as many pollutants as possible. The Sheridan County Conservation District has received a $195,000 grant through the Clean Water Act, and the Wyoming Department…

Sheridan County Conservation District Receives In-State Grant For Acme Reclamation Project

September 12, 2022 Kevin Koile

Work on the Acme Power Plant Reclamation Project recently received some financial support from within Wyoming. The Sheridan County Conservation District was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation, by way of the Sheridan Area Opportunities Fund and the Wyoming Community Foundation’s Sheridan-Johnson area Local Board. The grant…

Mud And Pasture Management Workshop To Be Held In Sheridan

September 12, 2022 Kevin Koile

The size of the land can matter for some farmers and ranchers, and for those who don’t have much, one group will soon hold a workshop on how to better manage the land for horses. The Sheridan County Conservation District will be hosting a mud and pasture management workshop on…

Old Acme Power Plant A Topic Of Discussion At National Conference

September 8, 2022 Kevin Koile

Reclamation work at the Old Acme Power Plant site has been getting some national attention. Last month, Sheridan County Conservation District Manager Carrie Rogaczewski attended the National Brownfields Training Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on behalf of the district. The conference is the largest gathering in the country that’s focused…

Sheridan County Conservation District Receives Requests For Living Snow Fences

August 9, 2022 Kevin Koile

Some areas in Sheridan County could soon be a bit greener and at the same time reduce the amount of white stuff on highways during the winter. The Sheridan County Conservation District has recently received two requests for living snow fences and the District has already submitted a notice of…

Sheridan County Conservation District To Host Field Day To Discuss Future Projects

August 8, 2022 News Release

The Sheridan County Conservation District, as one of numerous local partners, announces the premier of the Working Lands Lunch Field Day on Wednesday August 10, 2022. This field day is the first in a local series of workshops and discussions on soil health, regenerative agriculture, adaptive grazing, cover crops and…

Sheridan County Conservation District Upgrades North Piney Creek Area Near Story

August 8, 2022 Kevin Koile

It’s now less likely that part of one creek in southern Sheridan County will have elevated levels of bacteria. The Sheridan County Conservation District recently completed repairs and upgrades to septic and filtration systems and a nearby leechfield in a crossover ditch to North Piney Creek near the town of…

Sheridan County Conservation District Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

July 6, 2022 Kevin Koile

The new fiscal year is underway for the Sheridan County Conservation District and another good year could be on the horizon. District Board members approved the budget of about $875,000, which is down about $55,000 from the previous fiscal year, but a lot more than the normal budget which is…

Sheridan County Conservation District Awarded EPA Cleanup Grant For Acme Power Plant

May 12, 2022 Kevin Koile

The Sheridan County Conservation District was awarded a $585,000 Cleanup Grant through the US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program to address asbestos contamination at the former Acme Power Plant. The focus of the grant is for asbestos abatement in the buildings. Whether or not the structures are able to be…

Sheridan County Conservation District Examining Budget For 2023 Fiscal Year

May 5, 2022 Kevin Koile

The Sheridan County Conservation District is in the early stages of examining the budget for the next fiscal year. For budget year 2023, the estimated budget is about $875,000, which is down from $930,000 in the current fiscal year, but well above the average of $300,000 to $500,000 in most…

Water Monitoring Along Tongue River Watershed To Start Soon

May 4, 2022 Kevin Koile

Various water bodies in Sheridan County will soon be inspected but it’s not being done to determine how the water tastes. Members of the Sheridan County Conservation District will soon start their summer season water monitoring projects to check for things such as water temperature, aquatic habitat, as well as…