The USDA Forest Service recently published implementation rules for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP). The intent of the CFP is to provide matching financial assistance grants to local governments, American Indian tribes and qualified nonprofit organizations to purchase land and establish community forests. The publication of the rules in the Federal [...]
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New Funding Program for Community Forest Land Purchases
Posted in Conservation, Funding and Grants, Natural Communities, Public Health, Urban Forestry Program, tagged Forest Service, Georgia Forestry Commission, Land purchases, Legacy, Natural resources, trees, urban forestry, Urban Forestry Program on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
