USDA Announces Major Wetland Restoration Project in the Northern Everglades Watershed NRCS and its partners will enhance and improve wetlands, wildlife habitat, and water quality in Florida's Fisheating Creek - at 26,000 acres, one of the largest easement acquisitions in Wetlands Reserve Program history.
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	NRCS to Help Farmers and Ranchers Expand Habitat for Migrating Birds Public-private effort will increase available wetland habitat in eight States for migratory birds heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. The initiative encompasses portions of  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.
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	USDA Release Final Numbers, Funding for Conservation Stewardship Program's Contracts NRCS obligates nearly $145 million to enroll 10,630 contracts totaling 12,688,937 acres in the new CSP during the first ranking period. The land use with the largest enrollment nationwide was rangeland, followed closely by cropland and then nonindustrial private forestland.
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	USDA Announces Projects to Improve Natural Resources on Private Agricultural and Forest Lands USDA provides about $7 million for 26 projects in 15 states to help farmers and ranchers benefit air, water, soils, and wildlife. Funding is through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative.
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Updated 07/22/2010