70th SWCS International Annual Conference July 26-29, 2015 Greensboro, NC

1. Livestock Trail Erosion
Grant
Clarke County Soil & Water Conservation District - Osceola, Iowa
District Conservationist - Dennis Schrodt

2. Livestock Trail Erosion

7. "Domestic cattle stay together in groups to make their daily rounds between pasture
and the water trough. They walk leisurely along from place to place in single file." -
Excerpt from Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

8. Sargent Farm

14. Heston Farm

19. Cummings Farm
Debris removed; soil and
rock added to eroded area
BEFORE
AFTER
Diversion terrace that
outlets to a water and
sediment control basin

23. Producers are encouraged to
consider the potential for trail
formation when installing new
watering systems.

25. Installing multiple waterers
can help to minimize the
traffic.

26. Solar Pumping Systems

35. Recycled Tires Made into Mats

37. Animal Trail or Walkway NRCS Practice Code 575
was added to the EQIP practice list in 2015.

38. Conclusion
"This project is
supported in part by
the Iowa Department
of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship,
Division of Soil
Conservation."
Equal Opportunity
Employer, Provider
& Lender

39. Thank you
In Cooperation with the Clarke
Livestock Trail Erosion Grant
Clarke County, Iowa
Dennis Schrodt
District Conservationist