Federal Programs and Resources
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Featured Federal Conservation Resources
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Mitigation of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitats: Estimating Costs and Identifying Opportunities
This ELI report estimates that private and public expenditures under key federal programs alone can provide up to $3.8 billion annually for monetary or in-kind compensation of human impacts on fish and wildlife habitat.
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Forest Legacy Program
Created by Congress in 1990, the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program supports states' efforts to protect environmentally sensitive, privately owned forestland from conversion to non-forest uses.
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Land and Water Conservation Fund
LWCF is the nation's bedrock land acquisition program, providing federal and state grants for the acquisition of land through annual appropriations approved by Congress and the president.
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Farmland Protection Program
The Farmland Protection Program is a voluntary program that helps farmers and ranchers keep their land in agriculture and prevents conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Act
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) provides matching grants for the acquisition, restoration, and enhancement of wetland ecosystems for the benefit of waterfowl and other wetland dependent migratory species.
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Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
The US Fish and Wildlife Service offers grants to states through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund to support voluntary conservation projects for candidate, proposed, and listed species. Authorized under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, these funds may be awarded in turn to private landowners and groups for conservation projects.
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