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U.S. Fish and Wildlife asks Codington County to record 'no objection' for grassland easements funded by LWCF
Summary
Chad Carlson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told the Codington County Board of Commissioners on May 27 that his office is seeking a local "no objection" before using Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) dollars to purchase grassland easements in the county.
Chad Carlson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told the Codington County Board of Commissioners on May 27 that his office is seeking a local "no objection" before using Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) dollars to purchase grassland easements in the county.
"A grassland easement is simply an agreement between the landowner and the Fish and Wildlife Service to keep grass in the land and not convert the land to cropland," Carlson said, describing easements as perpetual agreements that do not restrict normal grazing.
Carlson said the Service currently funds most easements with the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, commonly called the duck…
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