KOSSUTH
COUNTY CONSERVATION
BOARD
Habitat
For Information Contact:
KCCB Maintenance Shop
515-295-6080
Operations Supervisor-
Mike Smidt 515-320-4052
Maintenance Technician-
Ryan Schmidt
641-919-8926
Maintenance Shop
Office Hours:
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, M-F
Services --
The Kossuth County Conservation Board offers a variety of services for private landowners interested in establishing wildlife habitat on their property. Technical advice is available for tree planting, native grass seeding, food plots, and wildlife nesting structures.
Trees
The Kossuth County Conservation Board annually
assists individuals in ordering seedling trees for wildlife plantings. The
trees are ordered in the fall and are distributed through the Smith Lake
office the following April. Assistance in the design of a tree planting or
windbreak is available. Trees
may be ordered during tree order days in September, or later by
appointment. Tree planters as
well as tree bars are available for your tree planting needs.
For more information see
Habitat
Equipment.
Native Grass
The Kossuth County Conservation Board staff will
assist landowners in planning and ordering seed for a native grass
planting. Native seed
ordering days are held in February each year.
Date and time will be announced.
Reasonable rates for large quantities of high quality seed will be
available. Conventional and no-till drills are available for rent.
Custom native grass seeding is available as well.
Check out
Habitat
Equipment
and
Custom
Grass Seeding
for more
information.
Food Plots
The Kossuth County Conservation Board annually distributes free corn and sorghum seed for wildlife food plots. Contact the Smith Lake office for details.
Wildlife
Nesting Structures
For those interested in building nesting
structures, the Kossuth County Conservation Board provides design
assistance for building structures for the following species:
Wood
Duck,
Goose,
Mallard,
Bluebird,
and
American
Kestrel.
Custom Grass Seeding
Custom grass drilling is
available for CRP plantings, filterstrips, waterways, etc. The Kossuth County Conservation Board supplies tractor,
operator, and grass drill. Native
grass seed may be ordered through the Kossuth County Conservation Board.
See the following requirements for custom grass seeding:
1.
The tract must be primarily warm season grasses
2.
The fee is $35.00 per acre with a minimum of
$100 per tract.
3.
Prior to planting, the Kossuth County Conservation Board will be
supplied with a seeding plan that should include an aerial map of the
tract to be seeded, the type of seed to be used, and the seeding rate.
4.
The planting boundaries must be clearly marked.
5.
The ground must be prepared to meet the planting requirements.
6.
The land must be in Kossuth County.
7.
The operator will give the landowner at least 24 hours notice
before seeding the tract. The
landowner is responsible for meeting the operator at the site.
Habitat Equipment
The following equipment
is available to rent:
1.
Tree planting bars – no fee, requires a $25.00 refundable deposit
2.
Tree planter – fee of $10.00, requires a $50.00 refundable
deposit
3.
Conventional grass drill – fee of $10.00 per acre, requires a
$100.00 refundable deposit
4.
No till grass drill - fee of $12.00 per acre, requires a $50.00
refundable deposit