Urban Conservation Program – Cass County
Program Description
This program is open to all landowners and organizations within Cass County, North Dakota unless specified otherwise below. Landowners that can be better covered by other programs within the District or NRCS will be referred as needed. Practices already covered under other programs may not be eligible for additional cost-share.
The Cass County Soil Conservation District Cost-share Assistance Application for Urban Conservation Practices applies to the following practices,
Water Conservation Irrigation Home Systems
- Drip irrigation (home lawns/gardens)
- Rain barrel system including,
- Adding on or improvements to existing rain barrel system
- Community education course and materials for first barrel
- Compost tumbler system including,
- Improvements to existing home composting system
- Community education course and materials for first compost tumbler
Forestry Conservation Practices
- Arboretum
- Living snow fence
Alternative Landscape Practices
- Rain garden/Bioswale
- Xeriscape
- Pollinator garden or pollinator habitat improvement
- Little Free Garden (60% reimbursed with proof of cost)
- Low mow/alternative turf grass planting
- Grass planting using native grass/forb mixes
- Pocket Prairie Initiative
- Pervious paving (poured-in-place pervious concrete/asphalt; block or concrete modular pavers; grid pavers)
Urban Riparian Area Improvement Projects
- Native planting for riparian forest improvement (*Red River/Sheyenne River Only)
- River bank stabilization project (*Red River/Sheyenne River Only)
- Riparian habitat improvement (*Red River/Sheyenne River Only)