MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The USDA Forest Service is investing $299,934 to support the Shawnee Resource Conservation & Development Area’s large-scale oak-hickory ecosystem restoration project in southern Illinois. The project is
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An oak ecosystem restoration project proposed by the Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Area, SRCD, will receive $1.1 million in funding over the next five years.
The Southern Illinois Oak Ecosystem Restoration project will allow for the targeted implementation of forest conservation practices on an estimated 4,000 acres of private land in Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pope and Hardin counties.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, announced the award on April 26 in a press release highlighting a national investment of $330 million in 85 locally driven, public-private partnerships.
Projects will address climate change, improving the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhancing soil health, supporting wildlife habitat and protecting agricultural viability.
$1.1 million awarded for Southern Illinois Ecosystem Restoration project âThis new project stems from the fact that the historically dominant oak forests of southern Illinois are failing to regenerate, which has created a crisis for biodiversity in the region, including migrant songbirds and several game species,â explains State Conservationist Ivan Dozier. (Source: Shawnee ReConservation and Development Area) By Clayton Hester | April 29, 2021 at 11:36 AM CDT - Updated April 29 at 11:40 AM
GOLCONDA, Ill. (KFVS) - The Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Area will be receiving $1.1 million over the next five years.
Itâs meant to fund the Southern Illinois Ecosystem Restoration project.
Four thousand acres of private land will be used for forest conservation practices in Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pope and Hardin Counties.