Salt Cedar
Objective
Salt Cedar is the most widely distributed phreatophyte in Texas. It has dominated the native vegetation, increased salinity of the soil and water, increased flooding, and increased water loss.
Resource Concern:
Water Quality - Water Quantity
Eligibility Criteria
Fields eligible for cost-share assistance to control salt cedar have an
invasion of Salt Cedar that changes or will potentially change the land use and
significantly reduce the diversity of native plants.
Priority for Funding
High Priority
Sites located in Pecos River Basin, Upper Colorado Watershed, Canadian River
Watershed and Hubbard Creek Lake Watershed. All applications will be accepted
and ranked.
Eligible Practices
- Brush Management (314)
- Range Planting (550) - Limited to acres following Brush Management
Cost Share Rates
Brush Management
Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher - 90 Percent
Beginning Farmer/Rancher - 75 Percent
All Others - 75 Percent
Range Planting
Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher - 90 Percent
Beginning Farmer/Rancher - 75 Percent
All Others - 50 Percent
Practices will be cost shared based on the established county average cost of
the practice.
Incentive Payment Levels
Prescribed Grazing- Pecos River Basin - $1.00/Ac/Yr (Maximum 3 years)
Applicable for all acres in the pasture where Brush Management is being
applied.
Prescribed Grazing- Colorado, Canadian River and Hubbard Creek areas-
$5.00/ac./yr ( Maximum 3 years) Applicable for the entire grazing
management unit.
Ranking Criteria
| Circle Appropriate Points - Only one per section |
|
| Control |
Points |
| Brush Management - chemical control only |
50 |
| Brush Management - mechanical control |
20 |
| Brush Management followed by Range Planting |
10 |
| Proximity |
|
Offered acres are adjacent to salt cedar areas previously 5
points
treated or currently under contract, to be treated
|
5 |
| Incentive |
|
| Prescribed grazing |
5 |
| Total Points |
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