The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Georgia (NRCS-GA) reminds producers in the state that the ranking date for the conservation easement portions of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is November 17, 2023. Interested producers must apply by that date for their application to be included in this batch of program funding.
Georgia State Conservationist, Terrance O. Rudolph said, “RCPP is helping NRCS reach more customers and get more conservation on the ground. By combining resources with our partners and utilizing their networks and expertise, we are building a more climate smart, military ready and overall resilient state.”
The four Georgia projects are:
Project ID# 1960 – Red Hills to the Coast:
The focus areas for this project are portions of Brooks, Thomas and Grady County within the St. Marks River and Aucilla River watersheds.
Project ID# 2061 – The Georgia Sentinel Landscape:
The 60-county focus area for prescribed fire and firebreak related practices for this land management funding announcement include Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Coffee, Columbia, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Glynn, Houston, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, McIntosh, Montgomery, Muscogee, Pierce, Pulaski, Richmond, Schley, Screven, Sumter, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Twiggs, Ware, Warren, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Worth.
Project ID# 2574 – Gopher Tortoise Conservation Initiative:
Counties in which producers are eligible to apply for this project include Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Clay, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Pierce, Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox and Worth counties.
Project ID# 2419 – The Working Farms Fund:
The six-county project area in north Georgia will address resource concerns for healthy soil, water quality, wildlife, and protection of farmland in Harris, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, and Rockdale counties.
For more information, contact NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.