Crook CountyNews & Noteworthy Information from CCNRD
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
May 1st, 5 pm - Monthly Board Meeting held at the Crook County Fairgrounds in Sundance, WY.
PLEASE NOTE: The CCNRD Board of Supervisors will be meeting in various locations around the county over the next several months in an effort to encourage more Crook County residents to attend meetings, learn about district happenings and provide local input to the district.
2012 Tree Order
Thank you for your recent tree order with the Crook County Natural Resource District. Our current scheduled tree/shrub/fabric distribution date and time is May 1st from 5-8 pm at the Crook County Fairgrounds "Rabbit Barn."
Purchasing your trees through the CCNRD enables us to offer additional natural resource based programs and educational activities (as we are still and unfunded District). We try to stay abreast of current natural resource topics and issues in Crook County and would appreciate your support in voting for a mill levy for the Crook County Natural Resource District this coming election . Currently, the CCNRD is involved in Mountain Pine Beetle mitigation efforts, rare earth mining concerns, water quality impairment issues, pipeline placement discussions, and many other natural resource concerns. Thank you for your time and we hope to see you at the beginning of May!
Make sure to check out our Trees page for more information!
Release of Long Range & Annual Plan from CCNRD:
Annual Report/Annual Plan 2010 - 2011
E-cycling Update:
CCNRD collected and e-cycled nearly 4,000 pounds of old, broken or obsolete electronics this summer! The district is no longer collecting items for e-cycling. If you still have items to dispose of, contact the district to learn about future e-cycling opportunities! Read more....
UAA Update:
CCNRD gathered data on numerous sites throughout the county in order to “ground-truth” a newly developed model intended to help streamline the process known as Use Attainability Analysis or UAA. This data will be processed and the effectiveness of the model determined, and it is hoped that the project will improve the accuracy and effectiveness of WDEQ’s efforts to address water quality issues around the state, minimizing the number of waterbodies incorrectly listed as impaired by ensuring that the most appropriate standards are being applied to each body of water. This project is still underway; CCNRD will continue to offer updates through the newsletter, newspaper articles and the website. In the meantime, feel free to contact the district if you have comments or questions on the project!
2010 WATER QUALITY MONITORING SEASON BEGINS!
In keeping with the locally-developed Belle Fourche River Watershed Plan, CCNRD has been monitoring water quality on the Belle Fourche and Donkey Creek during the summer recreation season. CCNRD’s 2010 water quality monitoring season is complete, and the district is in the process of internally reviewing the 2010 data. Next, the district will submit the provisional data set to WDEQ for a Quality Assurance/Quality Control review to confirm that it is scientifically credible. Read more......
