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What have the 2006 Pension Bill provisions done for you?

Post your experiences on the PLN Bulletin Board Let us know how these provisions have lead to;

new conservation projects
more acres conserved
new members of the land conservation community

We have been asked to pass your information and experiences along to the finance committee staff. So please take a quick moment, send along your stories, and help convince these guys to make these provisions permanent.
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Read the inaugural post on the PLN Blog

Sit back, grab a cup of your favorite beverage and read the first installment of the PLN blog, Running into the Wind. In this inaugural blog, learn how our perspective on conservation has developed, leading up to the founding of Resources First Foundation and the creation of the Private Landowner Network. Please feel free to post your thoughts, comments, and reactions.
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Visit the PLN Bulletin Board

Stop by read some posts, get to know the conservation community, get in touch with and meet like minded folks to swap experiences. These message boards are your way to become part of a national conservation community concerned with preserving private land and developing strategies to keep your land in the family.
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8 Current News Items

Proposal Recommendation for CCPI
J.R. Flores, North Dakota NRCS State Conservationist, is seeking State Technical Committee input on the types of proposals that should be funded under the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI).

Vilsack Announces Eight Floodplain Easement Selections in Arkansas Through Recovery Act Funding
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today selected 289 applications for the first national sign-up for floodplain easements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The easements will cover more the 36,000 acres of land in 36 states. Eight easements were selected in Arkansas on 1,501 acres for $2,237,586.

Vilsack Announces Floodplain Easement Selections Through Recovery Act Funding
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 289 applications for the first national sign-up for floodplain easements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The easements will cover more the 36,000 acres of land in 36 states. West Virginia received $1,389,700 for 18 easements on 17 acres.

NRCA Extends Sign-Up for Organic Farming and Ranching
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Nebraska is extending the sign-up to June 12, 2009, for farmers and ranchers wishing to apply for financial or technical assistance related to organic agriculture production, said Steve Chick, state conservationist for NRCS.

Ag Energy Management Plans for Wisconsin Farmers
Ag Energy Management Plans are a new pilot practice now available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. A special signup is now underway through May 29 at all USDA Service Centers in Wisconsin.

USDA releases funds to repair land damage
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has announced that farmers and ranchers will receive USDA funding to repair land damage created by natural disasters in 34 states since September 2007.

2009 Woodland Steward Series
Coming Soon to a region near you.

Cooperative Extension Offices Added
All of the over 3000 County cooperative extension offices have been added to the PLN database.

Search our Partner Database of Conservation Success Stories

What is Cooperative Conservation America? CCA is a public forum for collecting and sharing the cooperative conservation stories, lessons, models and achievements of all Americans. It provides citizen conservationists from every walk of life an opportunity to contribute to, and learn from, a common pool of conservation knowledge, tools, and practices – a cumulative and evolving database of information that will advance citizen stewardship, foster community-based conservation, encourage and support the vital role of private lands and landowners, and expand and strengthen shared governance in the care and conservation of America’s lands, waters, and wildlife.

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Success Stories

Clinton River Spillway Bike Path Project

Partners in Restoration

The Irvine Ranch Land Reserve

Missouri SWCD/NRCS Partnership

Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership

Platte River Habitat Partnership

Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan

Envision Utah

Integrating Desert Conservation, Visitor Services, and Public Safety

Compatible Use Buffer Program

Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!

Rio Grande Basin Initiative

HabitattitudeTM

Greater Yellowstone Mammal Migrations

Northeast Florida Islands Initiative Project

America’s Private Lands Conservation Partnership

Washington's Crossing

Central Texas Sustainability Partnership

Conserving Prairie Ranches, Ranchers, and Grassland Birds

Lewiston Initiates Community Investment with Bates Mill Redevelopment

Helping Indian Tribes Manage Natural Resources

Onslow Bight Conservation Forum

Confluence: A Conservation, Heritage & Recreation Corridor

Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative

Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program

Implementation of a Scientifically Credible IPM Approach to Control Invasive Species and Restore Native Prairie

Wet Mountain Valley

Wildlife Forever – Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic

Audubon California Landowner Stewardship Program

Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Partnership

Ohio CELP

West Branch Project, Maine

Water Reservoir Project

Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation

Upper Snake River Land Conservation Project

Action Teams for the Environment

Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership

Southern Nevada Lands Partnership

Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science in Tampa Bay

Grand County / BLM Recreation Partnerships

Southern Appalachian Elk Restoration

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve