Project Purposes Eligible for RC&D Technical and Financial Assistance

General

The RC&D Program helps to develop and implement project plans. Project plans are integrated into the broader Area Plan. All projects must produce public benefits.

Project Purpose - Elements

• Land conservation elements

• Water management elements

• Community development elements

• Land management elements

Element	Criteria
Land Conservation	"The purpose of which is to control erosion and sedimentation."
Water Management	"Provides one or more clear environmental or conservation benefits, the purpose of which is to provide for the conservation, use, and quality of water, including irrigation and rural water supplies; the mitigation of floods and high water tables; the repair and improvement of reservoirs; the improvement of agricultural water management; and the improvement of water quality."
Community Development	"The purpose of which is to improve the development of resources-based industries; the protection of rural industries from natural resource hazards; the development of adequate rural water and waste disposal systems; the improvement of recreation facilities; the improvement in the quality of rural housing; the provision of adequate health and education facilities; the satisfaction of essential transportation and communication needs; and the promotion of food security, economic development, and education."
Land Management	"The purpose of which is energy conservation, including the production of energy crops; the protection of agricultural land, as appropriate, from conversion to other uses; farmland protection; and the protection of fish and wildlife habitats."

 

 

 

Water Management

• Rifle River Clean-Up
• "Knee Deep in Service" on the Cedar River
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant

Land Management

• Kerr Cemetery Restoration
• Urban Community Youth Outreach: "Urban Garden"
• Tittabawassee River: Sanford Lake
• Arenac & Bay County Wood Duck Boxes

 

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