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    The USDA has selected a regional longleaf pine conservation project in Alabama called the Coastal Headwaters project to receive $5 million in funding as part of a new Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The program awarded $370 million total to 115 projects across the US to accomplish agricultural and natural resource goals through public-private partnerships. The Coastal Headwaters project will work to establish a 205,000 acre sustainable longleaf pine forest across lower Alabama and the Florida panhandle to provide environmental and economic benefits as well as help in the effort to restore the threatened longleaf pine ecosystem.

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    The USDA has selected a regional longleaf pine conservation project in Alabama called the Coastal Headwaters project to receive $5 million in funding as part of a new Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The program awarded $370 million total to 115 projects across the US to accomplish agricultural and natural resource goals through public-private partnerships. The Coastal Headwaters project will work to establish a 205,000 acre sustainable longleaf pine forest across lower Alabama and the Florida panhandle to provide environmental and economic benefits as well as help in the effort to restore the threatened longleaf pine ecosystem.

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    The USDA has selected a regional longleaf pine conservation project in Alabama called the Coastal Headwaters project to receive $5 million in funding as part of a new Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The program awarded $370 million total to 115 projects across the US to accomplish agricultural and natural resource goals through public-private partnerships. The Coastal Headwaters project will work to establish a 205,000 acre sustainable longleaf pine forest across lower Alabama and the Florida panhandle to provide environmental and economic benefits as well as help in the effort to restore the threatened longleaf pine ecosystem.

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    Natural Resources

    Conservation Service
    3381 Skyway Drive
    Auburn, Alabama 36830
    Voice: 334-887-4581
    Email: [email protected]
    Web: http:// www.al.nrcs.usda.gov

    Release No.: 000002.15


    Contact:
    Amelia.Hines, (334) 887-4581
    [email protected]

    USDA selects Coastal Headwaters project for new, innovative program


    Auburn, AL, Jan. 22, 2015 USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
    State Conservationist, Dr. William Puckett, today announced that a regional high-impact
    longleaf pine conservation project is one of 115 nationwide projects awarded NRCS
    funding as part of the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The
    RCPP awards totaled $370 million for projects in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, leveraged
    with an estimated $400 million more in partner contributions. RCPPs historic focus on
    public-private partnership enables private companies, local communities and other nongovernment partners a way to invest in efforts to keep our land resilient and water clean,
    and promote tremendous economic growth in agriculture, construction, tourism and
    outdoor recreation, and other industries.
    This years projects in Alabama will accomplish a wide diversity of agricultural and
    natural resource goals from helping to protect important water supplies in targeted
    watersheds statewide to providing essential habitat for many at-risk species along the
    Gulf Coast. Alabama will be involved in three projects totaling nearly $11 million.
    RCPP puts our partners in the drivers seat, said Dr. William E. Puckett, USDAS
    Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist in Alabama. Projects are
    led locally, and demonstrate the value of strong public-private partnerships that deliver
    solutions to tough natural resource challenges. The Coastal Headwaters project is a
    phenomenal example of this partnership approach for conservation that will leave an
    impact on the entire Gulf ecosystem.
    The Conservation Fund and its partner Resource Management Services, LLC will lead
    the $5 million Coastal Headwaters project that launched a historic partnership to create a
    205,000-acre sustainable working forest comprised of native longleaf pine in the lower
    Alabama and Florida panhandle region. As part of Americas Longleaf Restoration
    Initiativea collaborative, public-private effort to restore the threatened longleaf
    ecosystems across 8 million acres by 2020 partners plan to establish the first large
    landscape-level model for reestablishing and conserving longleaf habitat on privatelyowned land, which will have the dual benefit of providing environmental and economic
    benefits.
    -More-

    The Coastal Headwaters Forest is truly a flagship endeavor not only for us but also for
    the entire longleaf coalition that is diligently working to reverse the trend of longleaf pine
    loss across the Coastal Plain region, said Andrew Schock, Alabama & Georgia State
    Director for The Conservation Fund.
    More than 600 pre-proposals were submitted for RCPP nationwide in 2014. Of those,
    more than 200 were invited to submit full proposals. With so many strong project
    proposals, the project selection process was extremely competitive. RCPP is a 5-year $1.2
    billion USDA commitment; projects not selected in this first year may be eligible in
    subsequent years, Puckett said.
    For more information on RCPP, visit www.al.nrcs.usda.gov or click here.
    The next announcement of program funding for fiscal year 2016 is expected to be
    announced later this year.
    To learn about technical and financial assistance available through conservation
    programs, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or local USDA service center.
    #
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of
    discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of
    Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)
    632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866)
    377-8642 (Relay voice users).

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