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Sent via e-mail on March 27, 2009

Sign-up period extended for Massachusetts landowners to restore and protect flood-prone lands with Economic Recovery funds

AMHERST, Mass. (March 27, 2009) – The deadline has been extended for Massachusetts landowners with land in flood-prone areas to apply for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Eligible landowners can sign up for floodplain easements through April 10, 2009 at their local USDA Service Center.

NRCS will provide up to $145 million nationwide to eligible landowners through the floodplain easement component of its Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program. The funds will be used to restore an estimated 60,000 acres of frequently flooded land in the U.S. to its natural state and create jobs.

USDA service center locations are listed on-line at http://offices.usda.gov or in the phone book under Federal Government, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information about EWP Program floodplain easements, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ewp/Floodplain/index.html.

Read more on-line at http://www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov/news/news_Floodplain_Easement_2009_extension.html
 

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NRCS Massachusetts State Office: 451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002 | 413-253-4350 | fax 413-253-4395 | www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov  

Christine S. Clarke, State Conservationist
Curtis Elke, Assistant State Conservationist

Massachusetts Conservation Connection editor: Diane Baedeker Petit, Public Affairs Officer

NRCS field offices are located at USDA Service Centers in Barnstable, Greenfield, Hadley, Holden, Pittsfield, Westford and West Wareham.
Visit www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov for addresses and phone numbers.

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