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A Legacy of Conservation: 75 Years Helping People Help the Land



Egret in the Everglades. National Park Service image.

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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The Pectoral Sandpiper is one of more than 30 species of shorebirds that occur in the region during migration (image courtesy of Stephen J. Dinsmore, Iowa State University).

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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Stripcroppng in Iowa. NRCS image.

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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Idaho shelterbelt. NRCS image.

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

  

75th Anniversary

Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act

Recovery Act Information

2008 Farm Bill

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