Funding

Landowners partnering with the Walnut Creek Watershed Project are eligible to receive financial assistance to add conservation practices to their land and improve the watershed. Costs of projects may be funded up to 90 percent through various grants and programs. Funding sources include:

• Iowa DNR- Watershed improvement funds-section 319
• Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-Division of Soil Conservation
  • Watershed Protection Funds (WSPF)
  • Water Protection Funds (WPF)
• USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
  • Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)
  • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

To learn more about funding opportunities, contact Jeremy Saugstad, project coordinator, at (641) 528-2065 ext. 3 or Jeremy.Saugstad@ia.nacdnet.net.

Project partners

• Iowa DNR
• Iowa Department of Agriculture - Division of Soil Conservation
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

For More Information
Local:
Jeremy Saugstad
Walnut Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
(641) 528-2065 ext. 3
Jeremy.Saugstad@ia.nacdnet.net
Poweshiek NRCS

Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov