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(from left) Vermont Governor Jim Douglas,
NRCS district conservationist Keith Hartline, and Farm Service Agency County Executive
Director Craig Miner |
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. The CREP
program establishes riparian or tree-lined or grass buffers along
Vermont streams and water bodies to filter out runoff nutrients before they
enter the water. The program is a partnership between the Farm Service
Agency, State of Vermont, NRCS, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…and most
importantly the farmer and landowners that voluntarily participate.
The State of Vermont provided monetary support for the
program along with funds from USDA for financial incentives to landowners
to fence cattle out of streams and plant trees and grasses to establish the
buffers. Averaging 25- to 100-feet wide — that's roughly over 55 miles of buffers along Addison Country streams
that have been completed.
Your contact is Anne Hilliard,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 802-951-6796, ext. 234.
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