WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas will receive $3.8 million in conservation funding to help landowners protect key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands.
The grant was announced Tuesday by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It's part of $328 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nationwide for conservation easements.
The USDA's Kansas conservationist, Eric Banks, said conservation easements will help farmers protect valuable farmland from development, restore lands best suited for grazing and return wetlands to their natural conditions.
The 2014 farm bill created the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. About 18 projects in Kansas were chosen to restore 4,800 acres.
© Associated Press
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Horton man arrested following weekend shooting
Hiawatha man facing sex, drug charges waives prelim hearing
Two arrested Thursday in Jackson Co on meth-related charges
Jackson Co traffic stop leads to arrest
Inmate dies at Lansing Correctional Facility
Early Thursday storms leave damage, outages, locally
Falls City man sentenced to Federal Prison
Morrill pair arrested on drug, child endangerment charges
One held for past Atchison shooting
MO grass fire battled Thursday
Mound City Mayor Duane Nauman remembered
Community Healthcare System hires new CEO
Brown Co Planning Commission established
Falls City School Board approves personnel moves and purchases
Ground Broken for new Sac and Fox Trad'n Post
Valley Falls' future set for Wednesday eve discussion
PBPN breaks ground for new business
LATEST STORIES
Morrill pair arrested on drug, child endangerment charges
Rates to increase at Brown Co landfill
NOAA weather radio event set in Seneca
Falls City man sentenced to Federal Prison
Ground Broken for new Sac and Fox Trad'n Post
New nurse practitioner in Mound City
Mound City Aldermen reorganize and approve purchases