Conservation Program Pays for Playa Restoration
Did you know that restoring playas on your land can help recharge the aquifer? And now, there is a conservation program that provides landowners with financial and technical assistance to …
Playas—also called mud holes, buffalo wallows, and lagoons—are relatively small, round, shallow depressions found primarily in the western Great Plains. Their basins are lined with clay soil, which collects and holds water from rainfall and runoff, creating temporary lakes.
Playa Lakes Joint Venture held a Playa Recharge Summit with scientists and researchers who study various aspects of playas to determine what is known about groundwater recharge through playas. Click on a photo below to read what they had to say and listen to short podcasts that include interviews with some of them.
There are several conservation programs available to help you restore and protect playas. A few state and federal programs are listed below for comparison. Learn more about these and other programs to see which options may work for you.