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Richland County 



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Encouraging proper natural resource 

 conservation in order to preserve the 

 productivity of the land for future generations 



onservation District 



406-433-2103 



Kithlartd ('<»iint> lies in (hr 

 > .>\t(Tn purl of Muntanu. with 

 I. hindurt-u<>riir>..iil UUI^OO 

 atrirs. (■<»rt> [H-n.-cnt nf tht- c<Hinly 

 IS trroplHnd ami pastiirv, und S4 

 pi-rtvnl Is runt^-litnd. I hv 

 principul <.Tr>p\ iirt- mIii-mI, su[pir 

 bv<-ls. hB>. hark), utitv. und ci»rn 

 fur siliii;v. Ki-i-rcMtllc und smHll 

 lirain pnidtirlion nrv tin- mam 

 intcrprtsts. The ^'l•ll^l^*^^llll^• and 

 MivM>iiri Kivt-rs Mtppiirt the 

 irriyiilt'd acres in the rtmnlj. 



Iiirt> prodiKt-rs work U4.ii\cly 

 lilt the Miinluna Dt-purtmcnt 

 I I Lsh. ^^ildllf<- and I'arks In 

 Kimiitc iiphind ^amc bird 

 ^■liilal on HMIJMK) acn-s m 

 III' ciiiinlv Planting; Ircvs Ihnl 

 tni-ni wildlift is.tnt- nf Iht ways 

 > mcrx'iLsv bird popidations. Our 

 I If crvw has t»wn wry busy Ihw 

 I iis4.n Hilh o>iT «0,)MK) lrr<-s 

 <l.intv<t and 40 mjk-s iif »c*-d- 

 '.irrkT fabrii.' laid. Fhi.- use 

 I rni'sh In <:i»ntrr)l »c«ls in 

 M lomini: a very cimnion 

 r iiclicc. \Vc ust- a fabric that 

 IIkws the nmislurv In pcrtncjilc 

 iilo thi- soil, bul diH.Htn'1 allot* 

 weeds In nni». 



Ihr Kichland< iiiinly 

 ( Kn^TMtlioit Ihslricl liiiard of 

 SiipiTMvirs has appm^ed six ,M0 

 iipplicaliiins fur Ihc curn-nt year. 



I hesc applications imliide pump 

 sile mainlcnamv nri ihe Miss<mri, 

 major rt-sloralmn Murk at Ibc 

 MDll plant '>n the ^cllnwstnnr. 

 and stream bank stahili/alion 

 '•n lisie<l str^-amv 



Kiihland < 'oiinI> has the unique 

 Mtiiation iirhavmi: res*T\iHl 

 "iiliT available In priKlui-er* 

 n bnth llie^ellnwstnneBnd 

 Missniiri Ki^erv lrrit:»teil ■err* 

 iMni; rt-s«Tie<l walcr nn Ihc 

 IisN4iuri ha\e been siviMhIy 

 in. n.'ftsin|; in recent jxar*. 



