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<br />WILDLIPE MITIGATION:
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<br />Thirty eight (38) CRSC contracts were approved in ~990
<br />and ~991 for a total expenditure of $1,216,471.00 on 4482
<br />acres (see table 2, contract information report).
<br />Approximately B% has been allocated for wildlife practices.
<br />Twenty eight (28) contracts (74%) contain some form of cost-
<br />shared wildlife practices (see table 1, cost-share
<br />information report). Three (3) contracts contain non-cost
<br />shared wildlife practices and management. So far only
<br />planned mitigation practices (as opposed to applied) have
<br />been tracked so these figures do not reflect actual
<br />conditions. We...know. that ,some.producers"haved'l.'ead)'*
<br />dropp'ed'.wi'ld11t-e"'praCt'lc:e!s "Oii''.'tli'e;i'r'' .t:ontracts"and<e'1a t
<br />ot;Ali!~,s..;J~~,V;e.;'.pushed.. planned. '"pract'fces...back;}on.;,theirc',.con,j:.J::',a~
<br />schec;1,\.!..t~,~ ind~op~s:,they. \of UJ';)Je .;!iI,bJ~"!;!?.q~p~,,,,~Al!I!I,{;tate;r: .sn .
<br />These changes w1ll be observed beg1nn1ng w1th the 1992. .
<br />report. Mitigation is presently keeping pace with upland
<br />and wetland. losses (see wildlife habitat impact summary).
<br />The opportunities, however, are now becoming scarce. The
<br />high cost of installing planned irrigation systems creates a
<br />financial. burden to many of our producers who can be
<br />classified as limited resource farmers. It's difficult to
<br />then justify additional dollars for wildlife habitat. More
<br />. and more, we",ait'~ '.dealing,wlth..producers who,hav.e "nO' ,,,interes4::
<br />in",developinge,w.i:ldJiife ,.habBta;t;.,aiRli"'h"ave"'every< 'int-ent ion '.!IIf
<br />e1 iminat.ing,-"exi,st,i;ng.-,>habi t~ ( espeaiail1.J:~,'w,il10ws""and."'othet
<br />,wetlanlilS,),,'..on,v'thei# own. Some become indignant when wetlands
<br />are mentioned. Many feel they have too much habitat (in
<br />most cases they do because of poor past management). These
<br />attitudes are !ntimidatiilg.;~to.i.the,iplanning.::staDdi" and
<br />effectiveness in achieving mitigation diminishes. We have
<br />been fortunate that impacts lately have been short term or
<br />minimal. It is our perception that when we do obtain
<br />substantial mitigation it will be with individuals that are
<br />only interested in wildlife habitat development or
<br />enhancement. But the situation also exists for some
<br />significant wetland habitat losses as our on-farm acreage is
<br />so great.
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