Install a composted bedded pack facility to provide an area of confinement for cows and storage of farm waste at a livestock operation located in the Eightmile Wild and Scenic Watershed, Town of Salem, Connecticut. Project will eliminate open-air feed lots and heavy use areas preventing the flow of 744.8 lbs. of nitrogen and 187 lbs. of phosphorus from farm waste into local waterways and Long Island Sound.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Improving Water Quality by Managing Nutrients at a Livestock Operation (CT)
Organization:
Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Inc.
Project ID:
1401.24.081274
Description:
Award Amount:
$214600.00
Location:
Harris Brook, Eightmile Wild and Scenic Watershed, Town of Salem, Connecticut