Secretary Vilsack Announces Floodplain Easement Selections Through Recovery Act Funding

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today selected 289 applications for the first national sign-up for floodplain easements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

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Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Second Application period deadline June 30, 2009

 

This extended application period will cover all of Rhode Island but will give priority to applications that benefit aquatic habitat within the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed which is located in the southern part of Rhode Island.  All WHIP applications received since the first deadline of March 15, 2009 will be considered for the second ranking period.
 

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USDA-NRCS Provides $4.2 Million to Protect Farmland in Rhode Island

The Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) is a voluntary program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) whose purpose is to protect agricultural lands by limiting non-agricultural uses. NRCS partners with approved state, local, and non-profit entities who arrange for the purchase of development rights through conservation easements on private lands. The entity holds and manages these conservation easements in perpetuity.

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