Services
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Education
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Resource Directory
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Stream bank
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Wildlife Habitat Planning
NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
Kelly Bushong
District Conservationist
231-757-3707 ext.3
Fax 231-757-4133
Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program- EQIP-To provide financial and technical assistance to
farmers, and ranchers who face threats to soil, water, air and
related natural resources on their land: EQUIP provides financial
incentives to producers to promote agricultural production and
environmental quality as compatible goals. Also applies to: forest
management , energy conservation as well as practices related to
organic production.
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program -WHIP- is a voluntary program
for private landowners to develop and improve high quality habitat
that supports wildlife populations of National, State, Tribal, and
local significance.
Wetland Preserve Program -WRP -offers landowners the opportunity
to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property; the
program's goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and
values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled
in the program. Eligibility wetlands converted to agricultural use
prior to 1985 are eligible: Wetlands must be restorable and suitable
for wildlife benefits
Conservation Stewardship Program -CSP -encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by:
- Undertaking additional conservation activities and
- Improving, maintaining and managing existing conservation activities.
Conservation Reserve Program CRP-encourages agricultural producers to voluntarily safeguard environmentally-sensitive land; Producers enroll in CRP and plant long-term covers to improve water quality, control erosion and enhance wildlife habitat.
Easement Programs-FRPP Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program -Provides funding to state, tribal, local government and non-government organizations to purchase conservation easements.
For more information please visit the NRCS website.