SHAWNEE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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urban/small acreage essentials

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Are you just starting out or have you owned land for a while and now ready to manage the acreage you have at a higher level?  

You may not have a small acreage.  Maybe it is a thousand acres?  Maybe it is five or ten acres or just a lot with a house on it?  Perhaps you are new to managing land with a lawn, garden, fruit trees, cropland, grassland, streams or forest.  Could it be you have a small amount of livestock: cattle, pigs, horses, sheep, goats, chickens and more?  Possibly you have a few pets?
 
Where do you start? 
The best thing you can do to Read…Read…Read.  Find books.  Research online all the printed, photos and video resources. 

 
The Shawnee County Conservation District’s website that you are on:  www.sccdistrict.com  has plenty of land and natural resource management information.  – (Including ponds, terraces, waterways, cover crops, planting native grass and more).

There are plenty of topics on this website as well as links to other sites below:

 
Frequent request for information on this website:
Country Living.  Topics to Consider.  Checklist.
http://www.sccdistrict.com/country-living.html

Pond Construction, Repair, Maintenance, and Controlling Vegetation
http://www.sccdistrict.com/ponds---construction-problems-repair-fish.html
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Key Conservation Practices To Help Manage The Land
http://www.sccdistrict.com/key-conservation-practices.htmlwww.sccdistrict.com/key-conservation-practices.html

Brush and Tree Control
http://www.sccdistrict.com/brush-management.html

Who Can Do the Projects I Need to Get Completed?
http://www.sccdistrict.com/contractors.html​www.sccdistrict.com/contractors.html

​High Tunnels
http://www.sccdistrict.com/high-tunnels-greenhouse.html

Urban/Small Acreage Conservation Ideas
http://www.sccdistrict.com/urbansmall-acreage.html
 
Governing Bodies and Agencies
http://www.sccdistrict.com/other-agencies.html
 
Frequent requests for information on other websites:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)  Farm Program Information
https://www.farmers.gov/
 
Crop, Livestock and Other
https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/agriculture/
 
Lawn, Garden, Landscaping
https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/lawn-garden/home/
 
Fencing Laws
https://www.washburnlaw.edu/practicalexperience/agriculturallaw/waltr/articles/_docs/2016-004KansasFenceLaw.pdf
 
Barbed Wire Fence Construction
https://agriculture.ks.gov/docs/default-source/documents---office-of-the-secretary/nrcs-fence-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=4
 
Background Into Land Management
https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/historicpublications/
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Conservation Priorities
  • Contact Us
  • Equipment
    • No-Till Drill >
      • No-Till Drill for Rent >
        • Drill Use Documents
        • Seed Photos and Information
        • Root Plow
  • Construction
    • Contractors
    • Ponds - Construction, Problems, Repair, Fish >
      • Basic Elements of a Pond Dam (Drawings and Text Version)
      • Pond Dams Build Right - Pictorial Version
      • Pond Management
      • Pond Maintenance
      • Excess Vegetation Management
      • Replacing A Pond Pipe
      • Sealing A Leaky Pond
    • Plugging Abandoned Water Wells 2
  • Partners
    • Other Agencies
  • Natural Resources
    • Conservation Balance
    • Natural Resources
    • Non Point Source Pollution >
      • Non Point Source Pollution
      • Plugging Abandoned Water Wells
      • Septic System Maintenance Links
      • Septic Tank Maintenance
    • Soil >
      • Soil Basics
      • Soil Ecosystem
      • Soil pH
      • Soil Testing
    • Cropland Planting Resources
    • No-Till and Water Infiltration
    • Cover Crops >
      • Cover - Forage Crops
      • Planting - Managing Cover Crops
    • Livestock Water
    • Top 9 BMPS for Nutrient Management
    • Maintain Soil Nutrients
    • Problem Weeds
    • Brush Management
    • Caucasian Bluestem
    • Air Quality
  • Urban and/or Small Acreage
    • Why Urban Conservation
    • Urban/Small Acreage Essentials
    • Country Living Considerations >
      • Country Living
      • Essential Check List
    • Backyard - Projects In Your Own Backyard
    • High Tunnels
    • Urban Hydrology
    • Erosion Control On Construction Sites
    • Preventing Urban Water Pollution
  • Education
    • Request A Presentation
    • What Is A Watershed
    • Outdoor Classrooms
    • Nature's Code of Ethics
    • Student Videos
    • Student - More Info - Turbidity Test Expanded
    • Student - More Info - Properties of Water Expanded
    • Student - More Info - Soils
    • Get Outdoors With Conservation
    • Conservation Word Search Puzzles >
      • Agricultural Puzzle
      • NPS Puzzle
      • What We Can Do Puzzle
    • Photos >
      • Conservation Practice Photo Gallery
      • Livestock Agriculture Photos
      • Pond Photos
      • Prescribed Burning Photos
      • Rural Agriculture Photos
      • Urban Conservation Photos
    • Key Conservation Practices
    • Progress In Conservation
  • Financial Assistance
    • State Cost-Share
    • WRAPS
  • Events
    • District Annual Meeting
    • Envirothon
    • Topeka Water Festival
    • History & Environmental Fair
  • Awards
    • 2021 Grassland Award
    • 2022 Soil Conservation Awards
    • 2021 Outstanding Young Conservation Award
  • NEWSLETTERS