Water Quality Initiative Funds Available in Florida

Randall Weiseman June 12, 2012 Cattle, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Carlos Suarez in Florida reminds landowners in three watersheds that the signup for funding designed to improve water quality through the new National Water Quality Initiative ends this Friday, June 15th.

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