USDA, partners award $20M-plus for habitat restoration along river
by MBJ Staff Published: May 23,2012
Tags: conservation, environment, federal agency, federal government, forests, hardwoods, Nature, trees, wetlands, wildlife, wood
WEST MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its partners report they will invest nearly $32 million this year in financial and technical assistance for five water quality and wetlands improvement projects in seven Mississippi River Basin states. When fully implemented, the projects will prevent sediment and nutrients [...] [...]
