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The USDA/NRCS in Pennsylvania has $300,000 in Healthy Forest Reserve Program (HFRP) funding available for permanent forest easements with habitat restoration. HFRP in Pennsylvania will be used to preserve and restore Indiana bat maternity colony and hibernacula habitat.
Landowners in Adams, York, Berks, Bedford, Huntingdon, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Mifflin, Snyder, Armstrong and Beaver counties may be eligible for HFRP funding.
The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) is a voluntary program to assist landowners in restoring, enhancing, and protecting forestland resources on private lands through permanent easements.
The program aims to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act; improve plant and animal biodiversity; and enhance carbon sequestration.
Applications are due no later than April 30, 2021, for consideration in the 2021 funding cycle.
To apply, visit your local county NRCS office:
NRCS Service Center Offices
Bedford Service Center
702 W Pitt St.
Bedford, Pa. 15522-6556
(814) 310-3285
(855) 742-4190 Fax
Hollidaysburg Service Center
1407 Blair St.
Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648-2468
(814) 317-3327
(855) 813-2865 Fax
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