Basin In the News
- $100,000 Rural Energy Works for Oregon and California | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)Oregon Tech/Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC), Lake County Resources Initiative (LCRI), Sustainable Northwest (SNW), Klamath Watershed Partnership (KWP) and Wy’East RC&D (Wy’East) will use USDA Energy Audit funding for the Rural Energy Works for Oregon and California. This project will deliver energy audits to rural small businesses and agriculture producers in Klamath, Lake and Harney counties in Oregon and Modoc County in California. It will combine the respected engineering expertise of Wy’East, project administration of OREC, program management of SNW, previous relative experience and the network of contacts that each organization has developed, to provide energy audits that spur action across the region. “The combination of these programs will increase the energy awareness of Oregon and California’s rural communities and provide opportunities for improvements in efficiency and renewable energy generation,” said Dr. Terry.” If you are a rural small business or agricultural producer interested in energy audits leading to renewable energy solutions for your farm or business, please contact the Oregon Renewable Energy Center or local team members for more information: Bill Lehman: Phone: 541-591-5338, Email: blehman@klamathpartnership.org
- Energy Trust of Oregon Standard Industrial and Agricultural Incentive Program. https://insider.energytrust.org/programs/industry-and-agriculture/
- Reclamation's Klamath Basin Area Office News and Updates. Click on the link provided for more information. https://www.usbr.gov/mp/kbao/
- USDA, administered by FSA, has opened the Conservation Reserve Program for 2022 sign ups. The General CRP signup runs from Jan. 31, 2022 to March 11, 2022, and the Grassland CRP signup runs from April 4, 2022 to May 13, 2022. Click on the link provided for more information. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/
- The Klamath Watershed Partnership (KWP) has been awarded a grant from the Fremont-Winema National Forest for Weed Eradication in the Lost River Area. Through this grant, landowners will be given an opportunity to partner with the KWP on a cost/share program to treat their noxious weeds. KWP will provide the labor and equipment for application through the Klamath County Weed Program, and landowners will contribute the cost of the herbicides applied to their property. Monitoring and evaluation will be conducted by KWP in cooperation with landowners, which will involve pre and post photo sites and vegetation surveys. If you are interested in participating in this program please get ahold of Mark Johnson (Project Manager) at 541-850-1717 or email at mjohnson@klamathpartnership.org. Click the link below for more information.