The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investing nearly $1.2 million to protect and improve water quality in the Mound Branch watershed, a 28-square-mile area encompassing Butler and portions of the surrounding rural area. The grant was awarded to the Osage Valley Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, now headquartered in Butler, and is administered by the ...
readmore Mound Branch 319, NewsThe Mound Branch Watershed Project offers cost-share assistance or incentive payments to landowners for a variety of “best management practices”: Stream Protection: Receive $500 per acre for installing fence just 25 ft. away from top of bank along a creek that runs through your pasture. Funding is also available for the fence materials and installation, development of ...
readmore BMPs, Mound Branch 319Osage Valley RC&D promotes land and water conservation and community development in a 10-county area in West Central Missouri. Current projects include administering two EPA-funded watershed grants to help improve water quality.
readmore Community Development, Land ConservationThe Osage Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council brings local volunteer leaders together with grassroots organizations and all levels of government to promote and sustain rural communities, local economies and natural resources. The council is sponsored by local county commissions and SWCDs.
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