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Nevada NRCS Wildfire Rehabilitation ProgramFunds Available to Help Ranchers Recover from WildfireNevada ranchers affected by wildfire can apply for special funds to help restore private rangeland. The deadline to apply is Sept. 28. “We are offering agricultural producers whose private rangelands have been damaged by wildfires an opportunity to participate in a special Fire Rehabilitation Program,” said Richard Vigil, state conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. According to Vigil, private landowners who sustained damage from wildfire in 2007 may be eligible for cost-share practices or a one-time incentive payment up to $25 per acre. This payment is intended to partially reimburse landowners for replacing fence, reestablishing livestock watering facilities, stabilizing grades, protecting streambanks and allowing for the recovery of natural vegetation through prescribed grazing. “Producers must meet certain eligibility requirements,” said Rod Dahl, NRCS resource specialist, “and the information needed to determine eligibility must be submitted to the local NRCS office by Sept. 28.” Producers must agree to defer grazing for at least one season to receive funding, Dahl added. No more than 5,000 acres of grazing land can be enrolled per agricultural operation in this special initiative. For more information, contact your local NRCS office. Information and FormsThese documents require
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Wildfire Special Project Timeline—The Nevada NRCS wildfire rehabilitation project began accepting applications on August 27, 2007. Any EQIP-eligible land damaged by a documented 2007 wildfire in Nevada will be eligible for the program (eligibility does not guarantee funding). EQIP eligible producers are encouraged to apply. The application cut-off date for this funding pool is September 28, 2007. Any application received after this date will be retained for consideration if other funding pools or batching periods are offered.
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Last Modified: 12/04/2008 |
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