Improving Oak Ecosystems Health in the Great Lakes Region (RCPP)
This RCPP project is utilizing land management practices to restore, enhance and protect oak ecosystems. Land management practices available to farmers/landowners in the project area are: Forest Stand Improvement, Structures for Wildlife, Tree/Shrub Establishment etc.
Farm Eligibility
2023
Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Kankakee, Lake, McHenry, Will, and Winnebago
Brush Management
- Conservation Cover
- Critical Area Planting
- Forest Management Plan
- Forest Stand Improvement
- Herbaceous Weed Treatment
- Prescribed Burning
- Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities
- Tree/Shrub Site Preparation
- Wildlife Habitat Planting
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Money Matters
Does not specify
Varies by practice
Refer to program category descriptions for general stackability potential. Reach out to the program contact for more information.
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Contracting Info
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Basic farm information, field boundaries, crop history, and resource concerns. Most USDA programs require you to have an FSA farm and track number.
Support is typically provided by the local SWCD or NRCS office.
Most publicly funded programs have specific establishment and maintenance requirements that are provided by SWCD / NRCS.
Technical Info
American Bird Conservancy (ABC)
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