farm bill, programs update, & priorities
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Farm Bill, Programs Update, & Priorities. NRCS Presentation State Technical Committee April 4 th , 2013. Seasonal High Tunnels. New England Cottontail Merrimack Valley. NRCS WLFW Projects within 3km Dispersal Distances of Known NEC Populations. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Farm Bill, Programs Update,
& PrioritiesNRCS Presentation
State Technical CommitteeApril 4th, 2013
Seasonal High Tunnels
New England Cottontail Merrimack Valley
NRCS WLFW Projects within 3kmDispersal Distances of Known NEC Populations
American Kestrel Northern Harrier Eastern Pipistrelle White-eyed Vireo
American Redstart Northern Long-eared Bat Eastern Red Bat White-throated Sparrow
American Woodcock Prairie Warbler Eastern Screech-owl Willow Flycatcher
Barn Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Wood Turtle
Black Racer Rough-legged Hawk Eastern Smooth Green Snake
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Blue-winged Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat
Broad-Winged Hawk Ruffed Grouse Field Sparrow Canada Warbler
Brown Thrasher Savannah Sparrow Golden-Winged Warbler
Rufous-sided Towhee
Chestnut-sided Warbler Silver-haired Bat Gray Catbird Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk Snowy Owl Great Horned Owl Black-billed Cuckoo
Copperhead Southern Bog Lemming Hoary Bat Northern bog lemming
Eastern Hognose Snake Spotted Turtle Indigo Bunting Small-footed bat
Eastern Kingbird Whip-poor-will New England Cottontail
Eastern Rat Snake
Declining Species in New England that Require Shrublands
Edge of Field Monitoring• Purpose: Monitor Impacts of Conservation
Practices on Agricultural Land• Location: NH NWQI area – Oyster, Lower
Lamprey, and Squamscott River Watersheds• Funding: 2 million set aside for equipment,
setup, monitoring, quality assurance, and reporting
• NRCS will provide 75% of costs• Timeframe: 5-9 years, decisions in July 2013