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Royal Lake Rehabilitation Plan SignedJust outside Washington, D.C., Royal Lake has helped relieve downstream flood damages and provided water quality, wildlife habitat, recreational, and aesthetic benefits for residents of Burke, Virginia for almost three decades. Recently, the project sponsors and NRCS signed a dam rehabilitation plan to ensure these benefits continue into the future. |
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WHIP Used in Oyster Habitat Restoration ProjectSeptember 12, 2006- Oysters have played a key role in the health of the Chesapeake Bay, serving as a primary contributor to the Bay's filtration system and providing rich habitat for many underwater species. NRCS is working with one landowner to construct and seed an oyster reef in the waters along her property in Gloucester, Virginia. |
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Protecting Farmland Yields Big BenefitsJuly 20, 2006- A historic farm in Shenandoah County, Virginia is now protected from development thanks to NRCS and the Potomac Conservancy. The NRCS Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program easement ensures that this land will remain in agriculture forever. Benefits include open space, cleaner water in the Cedar Creek watershed and the Chesapeake Bay and more. |
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Roads RC&D Boosts Biodiesel at Workshop September 2006- Gas prices have affected farmers in two ways- higher costs and increased opportunities. In response to a growing interest among farmers, South Hampton Roads RC&D joined with Virginia Clean Cities to hold a biodiesel workshop. |
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