USDA NRCS Now Accepting Applications For FY 2025 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

On September 4, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is now accepting applications for the FY 2025 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.  Applicants should apply by the next two ranking dates-- October 4 and December 20.

This program helps landowners and other eligible entities conserve, restore, and protect wetlands, productive agricultural lands, and grasslands at risk of conversion to non-grassland uses. 

Healthy wetlands, grasslands, and farmlands sequester carbon and provide many other natural resource benefits. 

Today’s funding is made possible by the federal Inflation Reduction Act.

Click Here for the complete announcement and instructions on how to apply.

Visit the NRCS-PA Agricultural Conservation Easement Program webpage to learn more about funding and technical assistance available to Pennsylvania landowners.

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[Posted: September 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest