Maryland conservation funding and technical assistance
A collection of links and information about cost-share programs, grants, technical assistance, and other resources for protecting and improving watersheds and in stream habitat in Maryland.
Title | Item Type | Description |
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Maryland Easement Links and Information | Link | A listing of several different land conservation programs in Maryland, and links to MD land trusts (hosted by Baltimore County website). |
Wood is Good for Maryland Brook Trout | File | Brochure developed by MD DNR and MD Forest Service, to explain the benefits of riparian buffers and woody material to health of streams and brook trout. |
Bay Restoration Fund Pre-Application | Page | Maryland homeowners may fill out a pre-application for funding for septic system pumping and or/replacement. |
Bay Restoration Fund Program | Page | Canaan Valley Institute is working in partnership with state agencies in Maryland and West Virginia to protect water quality by assisting homeowners with fundin... |
Trout Unlimited's Embrace A Stream | Link | Local Trout Unlimited chapters apply for grants for habitat restoration projects in partnership with private landowners. |
Trout Unlimited's Land Conservancy Fund | Link | Local Trout Unlimited chapters apply for grants to conserve land in partnership with private landowners and land trusts. |
Saving Healthy Lands - Potomac Conservancy | Link | Through our Land Protection program, Potomac Conservancy works one-on-one with private landowners to conserve forested, agricultural, streamside, and open space... |
USDA National Agforestry Center's Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer Guide | Link | Offers information about the diversity of benefits landowners can enjoy via multifunctional riparian buffers (including edible and marketable crops). |
Fish Passage Program | Link | Provides cost-share and design expertise to landowners to remove unwanted dams and replace culverts. |
NRCS EQIP Program | Link | USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm Service Agency (FSA)Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) pays for agricultural practices on a ... |
NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) | Link | USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) provides annual rental payments and ... |
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program | Link | Provides technical and financial assistance to landowners to restore wildlife habitat (including riparian, stream, and wetlands restoration) |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) | Link | USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (... |
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program | Link | The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps agricultural producers maintain and improve their existing conservation systems and adopt additional conservati... |
USDA Conservation Innovation Grants | Link | Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) offer matching-funds to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative approaches and technologies for conservation o... |
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