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Two new conservation programs to benefit wildlife
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP)--Two new government conservation programs are aimed at helping wildlife and wetlands.
Sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program will begin Aug. 30 and run through Sept. 24.
Along with enrollment of environmentally fragile cropland, this year's sign-up will include regional efforts to create habitat for the northern bobwhite quail and for ducks, pheasants and sandhill cranes.
One initiative will create 250,000 acres of habitat for northern bobwhite quail, with Nebraska allotted 6,000 acres, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The other initiative will create 250,000 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes in areas that are not in flood plains as vital habitat for species such as upland ducks, pheasants and sandhill cranes.
In Nebraska, 14,000 acres have been allotted to the wetlands initiative.
Date: 8/25/04
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