Program preserves 3,500 acres of wetlands this year
Published: Fri, Nov. 07, 2008 03:36PM
Modified Fri, Nov. 07, 2008 03:39PM
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closeNorth Carolina this year enrolled more than 3,500 acres in a federal wetlands reserve program, the U.S. Agriculture said today.
The program, run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides eligible landowners with technical and financial assistance to address wetland, wildlife habitat, soil, water and related natural resource concerns on private agricultural land. Participants agree to limit the use of their land while retaining ownership.
North Carolina landowners have enrolled more than 40,000 acres since the program was introduced in the state as a pilot project in 1992, officials said. The program has been used across the state, from protecting and improving the endangered bog turtle's habitat in Western North Carolina to restoring Pocosin wetlands in the eastern area of the state.
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