USDA invests $28M for new wetland projects March 16, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making investment of $28 million in six new Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP) projects and four ongoing ones.
Partners will contribute $2.82 million, bringing the total investments to $30.82 million.
“Wetlands have tremendous benefits ranging from cleaner water, to flood prevention, to enhancing wildlife habitat to sequestering carbon,” said
Terry Cosby, acting Chief for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “The Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership helps partners cover more ground with producers in expanding the footprint of healthy wetlands across our country.”
Since 2014, WREP projects across 11 states have resulted in 136 closed wetland easements and wetland easements pending closure, protecting more than 27,425 acres.
USDA invests $28 million in wetlands restoration
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USDA invests $28M in new projects to restore lost wetland functions, benefits on ag landscapes
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