FCNRCD

On clear days after snowy nights, wildlife tracks can be seen and studied. The size, shape, and distance between footsteps all give valuable clues as to who was heading where, how fast they were moving, and what that animal might be doing within their habitat. During the winter, FCNRCD staff use these clues to help landowners determine what wildlife is using their property. With that knowledge, along with habitat characteristics, the FCNRCD team helps landowners determine how they can best...

Why does FCNRCD plant trees? Here at Franklin County NRCD, we get very busy working outside in the spring and summer! From site visits, community engagement events, and tree plantings, our team works hard to improve water quality and promote conservation in Franklin County! You can reliably find our team planting tree saplings along streams each April and May across Franklin County. These plantings are designed to expand the riparian buffer, the band of diverse, woody vegetation along streams...

What is a food forest? Food forests are perennial gardens made up of diverse plantings of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, structured to mimic forest ecosystems. They are designed to be self-sustaining, resilient, and biodiverse to provide long-standing, edible plants that will feed and educate the community while supporting many additional ‘ecosystem services’. While supplying the community with a reliable food source, they also support wildlife by providing diverse habitat (food and...