Today I participated in a webinar on the federal Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The session was recorded and is available via the link below.
The purpose of program is multifold, but the bottom line is to maintain grasslands. The program has an option for maintaining grassland for wildlife and another option for grazing farm animals. There are various requirements, but if you are accepted into the program and meet the requirements, the landowner is paid a minimum of $15/acre and up to $50/acre to maintain the land in grasslands. There are also funds for cost sharing certain improvements. I thought some others would be interested, given our discussion of maintaining grasslands for grassland birds. Marty A Message from USDA Farm Service Agency - New York: Thank you for registering for today's webinar on the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. Here is a link to the recording of the webinar: https://nrcs.box.com/s/fw447gbmmqf5luv4cg979e7mfkmrn8v1<https://clicks.eventbrite.com/f/a/6CMeCIRYXWz1aMtza6cY3Q~~/AAQxAQA~/RgRi2aeCP0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly9ucmNzLmJveC5jb20vcy9mdzQ0N2dibW1xZjVsdXY0Y2c5NzllN21ma21ybjh2MVcDc3BjQgpg7gJ0-GDsRWd8UhBNTFM1QGNvcm5lbGwuZWR1WAQAAAAA> In addition, here are a few more helpful links: Office Locator: https://www.farmers.gov/service_center_locator<https://clicks.eventbrite.com/f/a/ipKY529st6EC6jzkaBYPjw~~/AAQxAQA~/RgRi2aeCP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFybWVycy5nb3Yvc2VydmljZV9jZW50ZXJfbG9jYXRvclcDc3BjQgpg7gJ0-GDsRWd8UhBNTFM1QGNvcm5lbGwuZWR1WAQAAAAA> Overview of Grassland CRP: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/crp-grasslands-signup-overview/index<https://clicks.eventbrite.com/f/a/O4GtwwBqfgSi0tEWAGHc4Q~~/AAQxAQA~/RgRi2aeCP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnNhLnVzZGEuZ292L3Byb2dyYW1zLWFuZC1zZXJ2aWNlcy9jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24tcHJvZ3JhbXMvY29uc2VydmF0aW9uLXJlc2VydmUtcHJvZ3JhbS9jcnAtZ3Jhc3NsYW5kcy1zaWdudXAtb3ZlcnZpZXcvaW5kZXhXA3NwY0IKYO4CdPhg7EVnfFIQTUxTNUBjb3JuZWxsLmVkdVgEAAAAAA~~> Fact Sheet: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/fsa_crpgrasslands_workinglandsfactsheet_21.pdf<https://clicks.eventbrite.com/f/a/OZM0Elh0LYZJwA8Wmye6_A~~/AAQxAQA~/RgRi2aeCP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnNhLnVzZGEuZ292L0Fzc2V0cy9VU0RBLUZTQS1QdWJsaWMvdXNkYWZpbGVzL0ZhY3RTaGVldHMvZnNhX2NycGdyYXNzbGFuZHNfd29ya2luZ2xhbmRzZmFjdHNoZWV0XzIxLnBkZlcDc3BjQgpg7gJ0-GDsRWd8UhBNTFM1QGNvcm5lbGwuZWR1WAQAAAAA> Explantation of Ranking Factors: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/FactSheets/202106_fsa_crp_grasslands_203_ranking_factors_3.pdf<https://clicks.eventbrite.com/f/a/_iA2GI1D0Tc5GneIP6FjNg~~/AAQxAQA~/RgRi2aeCP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnNhLnVzZGEuZ292L0Fzc2V0cy9VU0RBLUZTQS1QdWJsaWMvdXNkYWZpbGVzL0ZhY3RTaGVldHMvMjAyMTA2X2ZzYV9jcnBfZ3Jhc3NsYW5kc18yMDNfcmFua2luZ19mYWN0b3JzXzMucGRmVwNzcGNCCmDuAnT4YOxFZ3xSEE1MUzVAY29ybmVsbC5lZHVYBAAAAAA~> If you need anything else, please let me know! Take care, Lynnette Wright lynnette.wri...@usda.gov 3<mailto:lynnette.wri...@usda.gov>15-477-6309 USDA Farm Service Agency NY State Outreach Coordinator =========================================== Marty Schlabach m...@cornell.edu 8407 Powell Rd. home 607-532-3467 Interlaken, NY 14847 cell 315-521-4315 =========================================== -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
