County Cost Share

The Watershed Council has funding and technical assistance for conservation practices and ideas you want to try! County Cost Share funds conservation projects in crop, range, and/or riparian areas. We have made some changes to our CCS program. Haul roads and boundary fence are no longer limited by product/distance. Projects up to $20,000 have a 75% cost share rate. Our completion deadline for all CCS projects is now 2 years from the date of approval. Call the SWCD at 541-565-3216 to learn more or to apply, there is no deadline. All landowners (agricultural land or not) and producers in Sherman County are eligible to apply.

County Cost Share

County Cost Share is funded from county tax dollars. Projects are approved monthly at the SWCD Board Meetings. Previous projects have included:

Improving Haul Roads with Gravel (minimum of 1/8 mile to be graveled)
Spring Developments
Solar Well Developments
Cross Fencing
Border Fencing
Terrace and WASCB reshape
Herbaceous Weed Control
Pasture/range Planting

Conservation Practices Available:

Herbaceous Weed Control
Range Planting
Critical Area Planting
Cover Crop
Prescribed Grazing
Obstruction Removal
Riparian Forest Buffer
Riparian Herbaceous Cover
Spring Developments

*If you don't see a practice here that you wish to do, please contact the office

County Cost Share Application

CCS_Application_2024.pdf

Website Accessibility Policy

Sherman County Soil And Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Sherman County Soil And Water Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 541-565-3551

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Sherman County Soil And Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Sherman County Soil And Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 541-565-3551.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.