NRCS to fund two new regional conservation collaborations in Virginia
Published Saturday, May. 1, 2021, 9:38 am
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USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will co-invest with Trout Unlimited and the Capital Region Land Conservancy to launch two new partnership projects that will address wildlife habitat, water quality and farmland preservation concerns in the Shenandoah Valley and the Richmond metropolitan area.
Funded through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), these initiatives are among 85 public-private collaborations just announced to tackle natural resource issues across the nation. Though the focal areas and approaches are different, all successful proposals offer compelling and innovative solutions to some of our country’s most pressing stewardship challenges. The Virginia projects will empower communities and private landowners to lead the implementation of local conservation activities.