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Giving the Land Back to Nature

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After attending a Pollinator Field Day event, Leslie Meyer of Hideaway Farm decided to “bring back the balance of nature and give something back” by converting fourteen acres of her land to a native prairie planting habitat for pollinators and wildlife with help from her local NRCS service center.

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Storm Damage Rehabilitation Through Conservation

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Wisconsin natural resource agencies team up to restore an Oconto County family forestland after an “inland hurricane” threatens 5 generations of dedicated forest management with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

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NFWF Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program accepting People’s Garden grant proposals until January 31, 2024

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Approximately $500,000 ($50,000/city) is available from the USDA People’s Garden Initiative to fund projects that will support community-based projects that promote sustainable agriculture practices that benefit people and wildlife

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USDA Offers Conservation Assistance to Landowners to Protect Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands

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Private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands and protect agricultural lands and grasslands through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) have until November 30, 2023