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Nearly 3 million acres enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program

September 9, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 2.8 million acres of private land into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2021. The program allows landowners to receive an annual payment in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive …

David Frey

USFS to spend $285 million in infrastructure projects

March 9, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Monday that the Biden administration will spend $285 million on over 500 infrastructure projects in national forests and grasslands to improve public access and use of the lands. “Our …

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Could more private land conservation reverse bird declines?

February 15, 2019

Throughout rural Illinois, more than 140,000 acres of farmland have been conserved for wildlife. That’s about as much as one-third the acreage of public land in the state. Like similar programs in other states using …

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JWM: CRP critical for prairie-chickens — but not by itself

September 12, 2018

On the plains of western Kansas, Conservation Reserve Program lands, where crops have been replaced by native grasses, have proved crucial to lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). The threatened birds have established themselves in a part …

Caroline Murphy

Conservation Reserve Program Celebrates 30 Years

December 4, 2015

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), one of the most successful private land conservation programs in American history, celebrated its 30th anniversary this month with a day-long showcase of achievements. CRP is a federal Farm Bill …

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TWS Member: Nebraska Pheasants Decline Despite Conservation Program

October 16, 2015

Despite the implementation of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a Farm Bill funded program to improve soil and restore perennial grass cover, pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) that rely on the grass are still decreasing in population, …

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