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The Conservation Foundation is a non-governmental, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of the environment. [1] It serves northern Illinois counties of DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will. [2]
Citizens for Conservation (commonly called CFC) is a nonprofit organization, centered in Barrington, Illinois, established in 1971. [1] CFC's motto is Saving Living Space for Living Things through protection, restoration and stewardship of land, conservation of natural resources and education. [2]
The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) provides assistance to non-industrial private forest owners by encouraging and enabling them for long-term forest management. The program provides landowners with information on development and multi-source planning in an effort to manage private forests for goods and services.
The program was administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2008 Congress enacted the 2008 Farm Bill and replaced the Conservation Security Program with the similarly named, but differently structured Conservation Stewardship Program. [1] [2]
DNR approves funding for 12 stewardship projects, its first projects since state Supreme Court halted anonymous objections by the Legislature.
Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters. Although most of the 102 counties have not established such a public landholding agency, below are the approved county districts: Boone County Conservation District - 4,000 acres (16 km 2)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from landowners interested in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to build ...
Irwin has developed agricultural extension programs that have helped farmers throughout the world make informed production, marketing, and financial decisions. His leadership and vision have been the driving force behind the farmdoc project [ 8 ] at the University of Illinois since its inception in 1999.