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Piedmont Environmental Council seeks Conservation Field Representative - Fauquier County, VA. Learn more about this position and other opportunities on the Planetizen Jobs Board.
Field Representative (Potomac Watershed)
Introduction
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that has proudly promoted and protected the natural resources, rural economy, history and beauty of the Virginia Piedmont since 1972. PEC empowers residents to protect what makes the Piedmont a wonderful place, and works with citizens to conserve land, protect air and water quality, celebrate historic resources, build smart transportation networks, promote sustainable energy choices, restore wildlife habitat and improve people’s access to nature (learn more about PEC).
Description
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is seeking to hire a Field Representative to work with landowners, land managers, and federal, state and local agencies to further PEC’s land conservation priorities and land use policy activities in PEC’s nine county service area (learn more about the nine counties). The geographic focus of the position will p
Consider Illinois Conservation Easement options
Canton Daily Ledger
CHAMPAIGN NRCS State Conservationist, Ivan Dozier announced funding is now available for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easement (ACEP-ALE) program. Dozier explains that the ALE program can help address development and population pressures that pose a threat to Illinois farmland acres currently used for agricultural production. Through conservation easements, NRCS provides financial assistance to eligible partners to assist with the purchase of Agricultural Land Easements (ALE). These easements help farmers/landowners keep working croplands and grasslands in active, profitable agriculture production. The ALE sign-up is continuous. However, funding cut-offs are established to allow eligible applications to compete for funding. The first funding cutoff for this fiscal year (FY21) is March 22. All eligible applications on file with NRCS on March 22, will be considered for fund
February 15, 2021
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Delaware is now accepting applications from landowners and groups interested in restoring and protecting wetlands and conserving working farms through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
This signup includes both the Wetland Reserve Easement and Agricultural Land Easement components of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, which compensates landowners for enrolling their land in easements. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis; however, the deadline to apply in order to be considered for fiscal year 2021 funding is Friday, March 5.
“Our easement program provides resources for Delaware producers to protect their agricultural lands from development, and restore and return beneficial wetlands to their natural conditions,” said Kasey Taylor, Delaware NRCS state conservationist.