Double El Conservation District
Conserving Natural Resources
Map & Directions to Warehouse Warehouse where tree orders are picked up is located at 202 Sioux Avenue, Building #4, Simla, Colorado. Driving Directions: From Highway 24: Turn north on Sioux Avenue, and proceed 1 block to the entry for the block of warehouses, which shows up as Buffalo Street on maps, but is not […]
Thoughts in General The standard answer from NRCS for years has been, “More pastures adds up to better range health.” The size of the place didn’t figure into the answer. Lately, we in the Simla office have been thinking the one answer fits all may not be the best answer for small acreage landowners. […]
Native Grasses Prairie Sandreed Soil: Light Sandy Plains Season: Warm Description: Tall with stout rhizomatous roots, sod-forming, drought resistant Switch grass Light Soil: Alkaline, sandy to loam Season: Warm Description: Tall with strong rhizomatous roots. Large amounts of early forage. Becomes tough when mature. Sand Bluestem Soil:Light/Sandy Season: Warm Description: Tall with creeping rhizomes. Differs from Big Bluestem in its roots, […]
Successful grass stands are created by planning and managing the factors that are under our control, to offset the vagaries of weather. Late spring and summer are poor times for planting success, due to temperatures, hot winds and moisture levels of the soil. Preparing and planning to reduce competition from other plants and foragers for new grass seeded […]
