CARP may have fencing funding for farmers

The Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) may have funding for farmers to construct fences along waterways in the Annapolis River watershed.

This summer CARP is continuing the Habitat Restoration in Riparian Zones project with funding from public and private sector partners. This project is intended to help farmers with the costs of fencing livestock out of waterways in grazing lands, and to enhance the functions of riparian buffer zones through the planting of trees and shrubs.

These measures are intended to help control stream bank erosion, and reduce the effects of livestock grazing along waterways. Uncontrolled animal access to waterways is a major cause of poor water quality in the Annapolis River and its tributaries.

Funding for the purchase of fencing materials will be available to a limited number of farms within the Annapolis River watershed. Planting of trees and shrubs along the waterway will be may take place as well.

Individuals interested in participating in the Habitat Restoration in Riparian Zones project are invited to contact CARP by phone at, (902) 532-7533, toll free: 1-888-547-4344, or by email at carp@annapolisriver.ca.