State funding comes available for county natural resource plan

Thanks to legislation passed at the beginning of the year, Crook County can now access a guaranteed $50,000 in state funding to spend on the creation of a new natural resource management plan.

“We have to get our ducks in a row before we can apply for the money,” commented Commissioner Jeanne Whalen last week as the board and County Attorney Joe Baron discussed how to begin the process of obtaining and using the funds.

Enrolled Act 22 became effective on July 1. It appropriated a one-time amount of $1,150,000 from the general fund to the federal natural resource policy account, to be divided e...