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Agriculture Under Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment Mark
Rey announced landowners have enrolled more than two million acres in
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), a
significant contribution toward exceeding a national goal of increasing
the Nation’s wetlands. Rey announced the WRP milestone at the farm of Charles and Patricia McCain in Albion, Pennsylvania,
about 25 miles southwest of Erie.
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A recent study concludes that the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) provide benefits on more than 5
million acres of wetland and adjacent grassland habitat in the Prairie
Pothole Region of the Northern Great Plains. Among the findings, soil
loss was reduced on 682,048 acres of upland CRP and WRP land by an
estimated average of 1.9 million tons per year.
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The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is
shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the
land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion
is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private
lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved
soils and abundant wildlife habitat.
Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible
through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to
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Updated
10/21/2008
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