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Farm News: Farmers Can Help Restore Great LakescommentsPosted: 05.31.2011
Farmers in the Lower Fox River, Manitowoc/Sheboygan, and the Milwaukee River watersheds may be eligible for a special conservation initiative to help clean up the Great Lakes. Wisconsin is one of eight states that have received federal funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that Wisconsin will receive $1.4 million for agricultural conservation practices to reduce erosion and protect water quality through this initiative. This year, three priority watersheds were selected to focus clean-up efforts in Wisconsin. (see map of watersheds.)
NRCS will conduct a sign-up for GLRI funding from June 1 to June 17, 2011. Over $1.4 million is available to help farmers with the cost of needed conservation practices, with particular emphasis on livestock concerns. Priority watersheds are those with the most vulnerability and greatest need for protection of water quality.
Agriculture is just one of the areas that are part of the entire Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Other agencies and funds are dedicated to urban runoff and sprawl, sewage disposal, and industrial pollutants that threaten the Great Lakes’ water quality, fish populations, and human health.
Contact the NRCS office at the USDA Service Center for your county to schedule an appointment. More information is available at www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov
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