The USDA-NRCS is operating a pilot program through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to provide assistance to eligible producers in meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for an Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. The pilot program's First Application Period for FY 2013 will run through April 19, 2013. Pending funding availability, a Second Application Period will run through May 17, 2013.
First Application Evaluation Period for FY 2014 Funding Ends July 19, 2013
NRCS is soliciting applications from landowners interested in restoring or enhancing wetlands on private agricultural land in Louisiana through the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). The first application evaluation period for Fiscal Year 2014 WRP funding ends July 19, 2013, and interested private landowners are encouraged to visit their local Louisiana NRCS field office as soon as possible to begin the application process.
USDA has announced a new $33 million partnership with farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to use innovative approaches to restore and protect the habitats for wildlife, including seven at-risk species and other vulnerable game species. Under this strategy, called Working Lands for Wildlife, Federal, state, and local wildlife experts are jointly identifying at-risk species that would benefit from targeted habitat restoration investments on private lands. Using the best available science, the partners will prioritize restoration actions on a large regional scale to most cost effectively focus assistance.
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