USDA Announces $15 Million Public – Private Investment to Improve Critical Wetlands
By USDA – Arkansas
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service today announced that the agency will award $13 million to projects in seven states to protect, restore and enhance wetlands on private and tribal agricultural lands. The projects are being funded under the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP).
Today’s announcement includes high-priority watershed projects in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. Arkansas is the lead state for one project and also included in a project led by Tennessee.
“These locally-led partnerships are instrumental in achieving greater wetland acreage and maximizing their benefits to farmers, ranchers and the local and rural communities where wetlands exists,” Arkansas NRCS State Conservationist Mike Sullivan.
