Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District To Provide Cost Share For Spring 2023 Improvement Projects January 4, 2023 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Jackie Turner Of Sheridan County Conservation District Named Outstanding Employee In NE WY December 13, 2022 News Release 0 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…
Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District Receives Clean Water Act Grant October 5, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District Receives In-State Grant For Acme Reclamation Project September 12, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Mud And Pasture Management Workshop To Be Held In Sheridan September 12, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Old Acme Power Plant A Topic Of Discussion At National Conference September 8, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District Receives Requests For Living Snow Fences August 9, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District To Host Field Day To Discuss Future Projects August 8, 2022 News Release 0 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…
Breaking News Sheridan County Conservation District Upgrades North Piney Creek Area Near Story August 8, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
News Sheridan County Conservation District Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Budget July 6, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
News Sheridan County Conservation District Awarded EPA Cleanup Grant For Acme Power Plant May 12, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
News Sheridan County Conservation District Examining Budget For 2023 Fiscal Year May 5, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
News Water Monitoring Along Tongue River Watershed To Start Soon May 4, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 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…
News Sheridan County Conservation District Receives Two Grants For Power Plant Reclamation April 14, 2022 Kevin Koile 2 The soil around the old Acme Power Plant will soon be less hazardous and safe for public use. Recently the Sheridan County Conservation District received a $500-thousand sub-grant from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. The money will be used to remediate soil contamination and debris at the site. District…
News Tongue River/Acme Power Plant Diversion Could Be Removed Soon April 6, 2022 Kevin Koile 0 An obstacle in the Tongue River near the old Acme Power Plant could soon be removed. During the second half of last year, contractors studied the diversion that was placed in the river long ago, so that the power plant could get some water for its operations. The plant closed…
