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Part of the funding is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Legacy program. The department awarded nearly $544 million to 63 projects in 2024, according to its website.
The Forest Legacy Program was established in the 1990 United States farm bill to protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. It provides federal funding for conservation easements and fee simple purchases.
The remaining 25% comes from the landowners as well as other local and state resources. The FLP program has partnered with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks in an effort to protect almost 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of forested terrain. The Forest Legacy Program has websites for specific states working together. [9]
In 2015 the Forest History Society produced the award-winning documentary film America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment about the history and legacy of Carl A. Schenck and the Biltmore Forest School. [5] The Society moved into its current headquarters building in 2019.
$9.46 million U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program. $6.04 million SCDNR Heritage Trust Program. $1 million S.C. Conservation Bank. $475,000 SCDNR timber revenue.
The forest has long been known as the Monico Block for the small town in its center, and the land has been owned by a succession of companies, including Consolidated Papers, The Forestland Group ...
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; Long title: An original bill to extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes.
The section of Whatcom County forest is about 40 acres of land, with trees aged 80-109 years old, Timber sale is on despite conservationists’ concern for this storm-damaged legacy forest Skip to ...