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1. Oneida NationLand Conservation Program Mike Troge
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Health and Safety Division
3. Oneida Ag-Land Decision Components Oneida Sustainable Resource Advisory Council (OSRAC)
Conservation Plan SOP
Agricultural Leases
Partnerships: Tribal, local, state, federal, and private planning and funding programs
Resource staff
4. Oneida Agriculture Programa brief history 1995 – Duck/Apple/Ashwaubenon Priority Watershed Program
1997 – NRCS Tribal Liaison introduced
1998 – Natural Resources Partnership Committee
2000 – OSRAC evolved (Oneida Sustainable Resource Advisory Council)
2003 – OSRAC officially chartered
2005 – initial development of program for leased land
2008 – Conservation Plan SOP ratified
5. Priority Watershed ProgramFirst Wisconsin Nonpoint Program Started 1980s
Watershed scale (typical size 150 sq. miles)
90(?) watersheds targeted
Managed by county Land Conservation Departments
2-yr assessment
10-year cost-share program
Best management practices (20 practices on list)
Cost-share
Program ends 2010
6. DAA Priority Watershed Program Initiated 1995
Brown County, Outagamie County, Oneida Tribe
First project with Tribal involvement
Duck Creek Watershed, Ashwaubenon Creek Watershed, Apple Creek Watershed
11. Oneida’s partners Brown and Outagamie County
Wi DNR, DATCP
USDA, EPA, BIA, Fish and Wildlife, CoE
EQIP, CRP, Circle of Flight, Great Lakes Buffer Program, 319, TRM, WHIP, CSP
WTCAC (Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRCS Tribal Liaison
Jerry Thompson, 1998-2002
Tony Bush, 2002-present
12. OSRAC history Mission: to provide direction and assistance to the NRCS and other conservation partnerships for the protection, enhancement, and sustainability of natural resources on tribal lands.
Multi-disciplinary council represented by many Oneida departments and organizations.
Interim council in 2000.
Officially chartered in 2003 to meet the USDA-NRCS General Manual 410-RDV-Rural Development request for improving and enhancing services to Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin.
13. OSRAC goals Provide leadership and counsel to NRCS on tribal conservation needs.
Establish yearly programming, communication, and priorities for the NRCS Tribal Liaison, including technical evaluations and funding opportunities.
Serve as the local approval body for conservation agreements with NRCS on tribal lands.
14. OSRAC objectives Develop standard operating procedures which establishes guidelines for OSRAC, Conservation Plans, and other areas of importance.
Develop a communication network internally and externally for sharing information and participation in projects related to the Oneida Tribe’s natural resources, including participation on WTCAC.
NRCS recognizes the importance of Oneida’s self-determination and uniqueness of our natural resource needs and becomes more flexible in delivering programs to Tribes.
Healthy sustainable resources within the Oneida Reservation.
16. Conservation Plan SOP Agreement between Oneida Land Commission, Department of Land Management, Environmental Health and Safety, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
The lease is the means for enforcement of non-point standards on agriculture leases.
17. Conservation Plan SOPProhibitions Lessees shall not permit overflow of manure storage facilities.
Lessees shall not place any unconfined manure pile or industrial waste or municipal waste in a surface water quality management area.
Lessees shaall not permit direct runoff from a feedlot or stored manure pile into the water of the reservation.
Lessees shall not allow unlimited access of livestock to surface waters of the reservation…
18. Conservation Plan SOPRequirements address: Abandoned wells
Clean water diversions
Crop rotations
Manure storage facilities
Nutrient management plans
Pest management plans
Riparian variable width buffers
Serious erosion concerns
Sheet, rill and wind erosion
Industrial and municipal waste
19. Conservation Plan Process Starts with new lease
NRCS Tribal Liaison is provided with details of lease
Lessee contacts Tribal Liaison
Field assessment by Liaison or Tribal staff
Conservation plan developed
Lessee review
Due process if necessary (flowcharts)
OSRAC review
Research funding opportunities
Contract developed
Status reviews