Nature Conservancy: Wetland Restoration Program a Win for Nature and Farmers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news:
Farmers can soon apply for conservation easements in western Kentucky and western Tennessee. These easements provide financial assistance to farmers who voluntarily take their frequently flooded lands out of agricultural use. The program benefits nature by restoring these wetland areas to bottomland hardwood forest and reconnecting the floodplain to the Mississippi River.
Eligible . . .
Farmers can soon apply for conservation easements in western Kentucky and western Tennessee. These easements provide financial assistance to farmers who voluntarily take their frequently flooded lands out of agricultural use. The program benefits nature by restoring these wetland areas to bottomland hardwood forest and reconnecting the floodplain to the Mississippi River.
Eligible . . .