Conservation Connection e-blast...the latest news from NRCS Massachusetts
and our partners
Sent via e-mail on April 17, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in partnership with the Department
of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service have announced funding for a new
Working Lands for Wildlife partnership, which allows farmers and forest
landowners to use innovative approaches to restore and protect habitat for
at-risk wildlife species such as the New England cottontail rabbit. The
application ranking cut-off for current funds is April 30, 2012.
 Jolie Goldenetz Dollar, Pollinator Habitat Restoration Specialist,
Mid-Atlantic Region Xerces Society was the guest speaker and leader of
the Hampden County and Hampshire County conservation districts'
Pollinator Habitat and Diversity Presentation and Farm Tour on Friday,
April 13th. The tour was held at That’s-a-Plenty Farm in Hadley. In
2010, owners Michael and Cathy Katz received technical and financial
help from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to
transform 1.5 acres into habitat that supports bees, butterflies, and
hummingbirds.
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NRCS Massachusetts State Office: 451 West Street,
Amherst, MA 01002 | 413-253-4350 | fax 413-253-4395 |
www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov
Christine S. Clarke, State Conservationist
Massachusetts Conservation Connection editor:
Diane Baedeker Petit, Public Affairs Officer
NRCS field offices are located at USDA Service Centers
in Barnstable, Greenfield, Hadley, Holden, Pittsfield, Westford and West
Wareham.
Visit
www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov for addresses and phone numbers.
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