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Alabama
Alabama Hosts Dunes Restoration Workshop/Demonstration
Alabama NRCS, the Baldwin County Soil and Water Conservation District, and
others along with approximately 50 volunteers recently teamed-up to host an
Alabama Coastal Dune Restoration Field Day and demonstration to educate
individuals about dune restoration on Alabama’s storm-eroded beaches.
Hawaii
Big Island Gets New Soil-Weather Stations
“Hawai`i has lots and lots of rain gages and rainfall data, but very little
information on soil moisture,” says Chris Jasper, NRCS Soil Survey Project
Leader in Kealakekua. But rain gages and rainfall data only tell half the story.
Iowa
Wetlands Remain Very Popular with
Iowa Landowners
Over the past 15 years, NRCS and its partners have helped restore 133,000 acres
of wetlands in Iowa. According to Marty Adkins, NRCS Assistant State
Conservationist for Water Resources in Iowa, this popularity continues today, "Currently, NRCS has a backlog of over 300 applications where land owners want
to restore wetlands. Getting that work done will add 28,000 acres of additional
wetlands to the State."
Michigan
Dead
River Recovery Is Making Progress
In 2003, a failed fuse plug in the Silver Dam sent millions of gallons of water
roaring down the Dead River system in Marquette County, flooding the area and
washing away the river's natural features. Now, three years later, there are
distinct signs of recovery.
Vermont
Vermont
Governor Recognizes 500 Acres of CREP
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas was on hand at the Devries Farm to celebrate the
completion of 500 acres of Vermont farmland planted to buffers under the
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in Addison County.
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NRCS
Announces Signup for Healthy Forests Reserve Program
NRCS Chief Bruce Knight has announced the signup for the Healthy Forests Reserve
Program from June 19 through July 7, 2006 in Arkansas, Maine and
Mississippi. The new program will improve forested wildlife habitat for
the red-cockaded woodpecker in the Lower Ouachita River Flatwood region of
Arkansas, the Canada Lynx in the northern boreal forest of Maine, and the gopher
tortoise and black pine snake in the longleaf pine ecosystem along the gulf
coast of Mississippi.
Links…
NRCS news release, "NRCS
Announces Signup for Healthy Forests Reserve Program" (6/19/06)
Healthy Forest Reserve
Program
USDA
Awards Nearly $20 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Rey has awarded nearly $20 million in
Conservation Innovation Grants to fund 66 projects in 38 states to develop
and refine cutting-edge technologies and approaches to help producers maintain
viable agricultural operations.
“These projects exemplify cooperative conservation and continue USDA’s
partnership with public and private entities to promote practical, innovative
solutions to manage our natural resources,” said Rey in remarks to the annual
meeting of the National Association of Resource Conservation and Development
Councils.
CIG funds pilot projects and conservation field trials that can last from one to
three years. The total value of the approved projects exceeds $48 million after
the grantees match at least 50 percent.
Links…
USDA news
release:
News Release: "USDA Awards Nearly $20 Million in Conservation Innovation
Grants," (June 19, 2006)
Conservation Innovation
Grants
2006
Conservation Innovation Grant Awards
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programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,
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USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
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Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call
(800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
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