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Welcome to the NRCS Caribbean Area: Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Web Site.

Pillar coral on Caribbean reef. Caribbean Coral Reef Institute image.

USDA Launches New Coral Reef Conservation Initiative

Deputy Under Secretary Ann Mills announced $1 million to help farmers along Puerto Rico’s Guánica Bay protect coral reefs from sediment and nutrient run-off. Similar programs are planned for Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.

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NRCS Offers Conservation Stewardship Incentives

The new Conservation Stewardship Program encourages producers to adopt new conservation practices or improve and maintain existing conservation practices to address resource concerns.  It is a voluntary conservation program available nationwide on a continuous application basis. NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air and related natural resources on their land. 

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Sediment damage to corals in Fish Bay, St. John.

V.I. RC&D Awarded Over $3 Million in ARRA Grant Funding

The Virgin Islands Resources Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (V.I. RC&D), in collaboration with numerous partners, was awarded over $2.7 million in NOAA Coastal & Marine Habitat Restoration funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 for their USVI Coastal Habitat Restoration through Watershed Stabilization project and $404,000 in ARRA funding from the USDA Forest Service / International Institute of Tropical Forestry for their St. Croix Hurricane & Hazardous Fuel Mitigation Project.
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NRCS Helps Implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

The Recovery Act funding for NRCS will fund projects that provide the greatest public and environmental benefits through floodplain easements and investments in watershed infrastructure improvements. Watershed rehabilitation projects will mitigate the risks of failure and threats to public safety posed by aging flood control infrastructure. Potential projects are being evaluated and specific information will be posted as implementation proceeds.

The NRCS Caribbean Area announces new floodplain easement program in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The sign-up deadline ended March 27, 2009.
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