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Wildlife, Forestry Specialists Now for CRP
Posted 16 August 2010
Talking to a DNR
biologist or forester can pay off for landowners who want to enroll
marginal cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
"Our private lands biologists and foresters know plants," said Kelly
Smith, coordinator of the DNR's private lands program. "So they can
help landowners find the best vegetation mix to meet their conservation
and wildlife goals.
"If someone wants to create a haven for pheasant, we can help them meet
that goal," she said. "If they are more interested in seeding down an
erosive hill to prevent a pond from silting in, we can help them pick a
seeding mix."
The DNR's specialists offer technical advice tailored to each
landowner's objectives. They will base their recommendations on the
landowner's tolerance for required maintenance, the specific types of
wildlife they want to attract and other factors.
The CRP is a competitive program where landowners offer a bid and USDA
accepts only the top bids - the ones with greatest benefits to control
soil erosion, improve water quality and increase wildlife habitat.
Because of their familiarity with USDA program requirements, the DNR
specialists can help landowners develop a competitive bid offer.
"The USDA gives priority to land in areas that require improved water
quality, and areas that need more wildlife habitat created," Smith
said. The areas were identified as state or national priority areas
based on Iowa's 2009 Wildlife Action Plan and the 2008 lists of
impaired streams and lakes.
Maps of the priority areas and a fact sheet on the program are
available on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/crp.html.
Look for a list of biologists and foresters on the website, too.
Landowners receive an annual rental payment by enrolling eligible land
in the general CRP. Signups are taken in local USDA Farm Service Agency
offices from now until Aug. 27.
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