USDA Announces Conservation Funding for Western Lake Erie Basin

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making conservation financial assistance available to farmers in southeast Michigan as part of an effort to improve water quality in Lake Erie. Farmers have until March 8, 2013, to apply for the assistance at their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office.

The USDA has $600,000 in funding available through the Western Lake Erie Basin Initiative for farmers in Lenawee and Monroe counties and portions of Branch, Hillsdale, Jackson, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. The financial assistance is available for producers to implement selected conservation activities that help prevent fertilizers and sediment from agricultural land from entering Lake Erie.

Support Conservation, Join the NRCS Earth Team

If you are at least 14 years of age and interested in conservation consider joining the NRCS Earth Team. Earth Team volunteers assist NRCS and conservation district staff in helping private landowners protect our natural resources.

Serving as an Earth Team volunteer is a good way to serve your community and learn about a career in conservation. Volunteers can utilize their skills in a wide variety of areas.

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