Specialty Crop

WCCD offers seedling trees and shrubs, including specialty crop varieties such as fruits and berries; native plants; landscape fabric; and composting bins. This program is designed to assist local residents and landowners improve their landscapes, gardens, etc. Another program directly related to specialty crops involves the WCCD assisting residents and staff of the Wyoming Boys’ School in Worland with gardening, learning about ecosystems and land and water conservation, etc. For example, each spring boys at the school, with help from adult mentors, prep garden beds and install drip systems.

One of WCCD’s main goals is to assist landowners, homeowners, and land managers in practicing sound natural resource stewardship and conservation for the long-term benefit of the county and its residents by using monitoring, implementation, partnerships, staffing resources, and taxpayers’ money as efficiently and effectively as possible.

WCCD offers cost-share programs and grant funding to implement best management practices (e.g., irrigation and soil conservation) on rangelands and croplands as well as on urban conservation efforts; waste management and recycling events (e.g., adopt-a-highway and hazardous household recycling); youth and general public education (e.g., Ag in the Classroom, Wyoming Resources Education Days, Grow Washakie, and topic-specific educational experiences with schools and community groups); and well water lab testing assistance. It also provides a wealth of educational material for check out, as well as online resources at https://www.washakiecd.com/resources–links.html.