Heavy Use Area Protection: USDA NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 561

Cattle congregate around their food and water and gates and walkways.  All this traffic causes deterioration of the soil and associated resources—and impacts water quality.  There is a simple solution:  heavy use area protection.  To find out more about heavy use area protection and learn about assistance that is available, watch this video!

This video is brought to you by Trailblazer RC&D and our partners and sponsors:

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana

ENABLE Midstream Partners

Mudd & Holland Consulting Foresters, LLC

Burnham Construction, Inc.

Canfor Southern Pine

Louisiana Forestry Association

and many others

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