NRCS California Invests $1.3M in Working Lands for Wildlife Initiatives
DAVIS, Calif., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is taking applications for the 2024 Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (SWFL) initiative through the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) partnership, a collaborative approach to conserve habitat on working lands.
- DAVIS, Calif., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is taking applications for the 2024 Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (SWFL) initiative through the NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) partnership, a collaborative approach to conserve habitat on working lands.
- "We are proud to invest more than $1M this year to assist farmers and ranchers protect these important species on working lands," said NRCS California State Conservationist Carlos Suarez.
- WLFW is funded through NRCS' Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the agency's flagship conservation program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands.
- NRCS partners with federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, and landowners that aims to conserve wildlife habitats and species across the country.