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2007 EQIP Funding Announced for Driftless Area
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Regional Assistant Chief for the NRCS
Central Region Christina Muedeking poses next to an eagle from the
National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota (NRCS photo
— click to enlarge) |
Regional Assistant Chief for the NRCS Central Region Christina Muedeking
announced at the NRCS Earth Day celebration at Whitewater State Park in Altura,
Minnesota, that an additional $1.4 million dollars of Environmental Quality
Incentive Program (EQIP) funding will be allocated to the Driftless Area of the
Upper Mississippi River Basin.
The Driftless Area encompasses a four-State region of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois,
and Wisconsin. The funding announced by Muedeking will be in addition to
the original $9.2 million EQIP allocation for the Driftless Area Region. The
Driftless Area is a unique region that encompasses nearly 24,000 square miles of
the Upper Mississippi River.
The land, soils, and ecosystems of the Driftless Area are diverse and home to
hundreds of State and federally threatened and endangered animal and plant
species.
EQIP is a voluntary Farm Bill conservation program administered by NRCS.
It supports production agriculture and environmental quality as compatible
goals. Through EQIP land users may receive financial and technical help
with structural and management conservation practices on agricultural land.
Your contact is Julie MacSwain,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 651-602-7859.
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