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### NRCS California Launches Two Popular Initiatives to Support Avian Populations on California’s Agriculture Lands

April 15, 2024

USDA NRCS in California is taking applications for both the NRCS Migratory Bird Resurgence Initiative (MBRI) and Tricolored Blackbird Initiative through May 24, 2024. 

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### USDA conservation program third signup open for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners

April 03, 2024

NRCS announces additional financial assistance opportunities for fiscal year 2024 for Rhode Island farmers and forest landowners under the Farm Bill’s Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

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### Save Rhode Island’s Farmland, Forestland and Wetlands with USDA Conservation Easements

April 03, 2024

NRCS in Rhode Island announces a third application sign up period for the **Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)** and the **Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) RI Forest Health Works**.

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### Marylee Reaume and her FarmASea: Nature’s Prescription Through Conservation Efforts.

April 03, 2024

From the backyard to the barnyard, Marylee Reaume's agricultural journey responsibly raising animals through conservation. 

(Photo Courtesy of Marylee Reaume)

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### Popular Conservation Program Extended Until April 26

March 22, 2024

In an effort to give additional farmers and ranchers an opportunity to apply for historic Inflation Reduction Act funding, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has extended the popular NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) until **April 26, 2024**.

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### Announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY24 in Minnesota

March 14, 2024

This NFO is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for current fiscal year Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

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### Restoring a Savannah Landscape in a Suburban Rural Neighborhood

March 13, 2024

What does someone do who buys out a dairy farm wanting nothing to do with cattle, but rather to return the land to the thriving tall grass prairie it once was? She gets help from NRCS and other partners leading her back to cows to reach her goal.

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### USDA Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot in Alabama, Enhancing Opportunities for Producers and Wildlife

March 04, 2024

Producers and landowners interested in the Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project should contact NRCS at their local USDA Service Center to sign up now.

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### Three Key Ways NRCS Supports Double Wins for Wildlife and Working Lands Conservation 

March 04, 2024

From the iconic sage grouse in the west to the spotted turtle in the east, NRCS supports farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in delivering win-win conservation solutions for wildlife and working lands. 

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### USDA Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot and Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup  

March 02, 2024

USDA Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot and Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup  

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