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What Can You Do?

What Can You Do?. Developed by: Doug Stienbarger, Washington State Extension Service Bob Hamblen, Colorado State Extension David Martin, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation. UNCE, Reno, NV. Before we get started…. Has everyone inventoried their physical resources?

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What Can You Do?

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  1. What Can You Do? Developed by: Doug Stienbarger, Washington State Extension Service Bob Hamblen, Colorado State Extension David Martin, Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation UNCE, Reno, NV

  2. Before we get started… • Has everyone inventoried their physical resources? • Has everyone finished their property maps? • Questions from last time?

  3. We’ll be covering • Review of your map • Photo documentation • Non-physical resources • Being a good neighbor • Identifying limitations • Modifying your goals

  4. Comic relief map Does this look familiar?

  5. Before slide UNCE, Reno, NV

  6. UNCE, Reno, NV

  7. Photo documentation • An excellent way to document and/or assess existing conditions • Helps you track changes over time DNRC, Helena, NT

  8. Reasons for keeping photo records • Provides low-cost way to track changes • Shows value-added features • Provides personal satisfaction • Documents property additions for insurance purposes • Aids in permit application process

  9. Some photo hints • Make sure your photos have dates and descriptions • Store the photos in a photo album or some other easily accessible organization system • Use photo reference points • Establish a schedule for taking photos

  10. Questions to ask when refining your goals: • How much time do you have? • How much money do you have? • Who is really going to do the work? USU, Logan, UT

  11. Your financial resources NRCS, Bozeman, MT What you have in mind… USU, Logan, UT What you can afford???

  12. Making your funds match your goals • What are your financial resources? • What can you realistically afford to spend? • Have you included the cost of on-going maintenance? • Have you considered property taxes and insurance costs?

  13. Your human resources WSU Extension

  14. Your human resources • How much time do you have? • How much time do your family members have? • Do you have a full-time job? • Do your family members have jobs? • When will you and your family members be available to work? • Do they share your goals and aspirations for the property?

  15. How will the work get done? • What do you want to accomplish? • What will it cost? • How long will it take? • Do you need hired labor? • How much time will you need to buy and at what cost? • Do you need a written estimate and/or contract?

  16. Being a good neighbor…. • These issues are generally issues of community relationships • They consist of not only the impacts activities on your property will have on your neighbors’ properties, but also the impact your neighbors’ activities will have on your property.

  17. Issues to consider • Weeds • Odors • Wind breaks • Dust • Noise • Fire risk • Slow moving equipment • Viewshed • Pets USU

  18. Good neighboring questions… • What land uses are occurring adjacent to your property now? • Where are your neighbors’ living areas in relation to your property plans? • Is land being developed near your land? • What type(s) of land use will occur adjacent to you in the future? • How can you plan for this?

  19. What can you do:Identifying limitations • Non - legal limitations • Legal limitations • Natural resource limitations

  20. Legal limitations • Water rights • Regulations – Federal, State, County, City • Zoning • Covenants, Codes and Restrictions – CC&R’s • Easements • Setbacks

  21. Federal regulations • Wetlands • Endangered Species Act – Endangered Species, Threatened Species, “Species of Interest” • Clean Water Act • Clean Air Act UNCE, Reno, NV

  22. State /local regulations • Streams or creeks • Working in/access to • Intermittent vs. perennial • Health regulations • Wells • Septic • Hired Labor • Food Processing • Weed law • Chemical use CSU Extension

  23. State/local regulations • Right to Farm Ordinances • Nuisance laws • Leash laws • Animal issues • Easements and/or setbacks • Trespass prevention (dense development next to farming) CSU Extension

  24. Are you in the zone? Zoning issues limit or establish: • The allowed uses for your land • The number and type of animals you can have • A ratio of building to land • Setbacks and/or easements within your zone

  25. Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) • Setbacks and/or easements • Fences • Landscaping • Animals • Noise • Dust • Outbuildings • Access limitations NRCS, Bozeman, MT

  26. Water resource limitations • Do you have surface water (streams, creeks, or ponds) on your property? • Do you have water rights to use some of this surface water? • Do you need to worry about flooding? • Do you have a high water table?

  27. Water resource limitations • Wells – do you have limitations on the amount and type of usage? • Are you in a drought? • Do you have wetlands? • Are you required to maintain a buffer zone around the water on your property?

  28. Have your goals changed?

  29. Don’t panic!It is not unusual to modify your goals and ideas as this course proceeds… UNCE, Reno, NV

  30. Goal setting is a balancing act Your goals as landowners: Are they realistic? Do they reflect your priorities? Your investment: Money, time, maintenance Your resources: Soil, water, plants, animals and man-made features

  31. Ongoing planning • Update: • Goals Assessment Sheet • Physical Inventory Map – Existing Property • Physical Inventory Map – Proposed Changes • Identify your limitations • Please bring the above to the next and all subsequent lessons

  32. You’re on the road to …. …Living on the Land

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