State of Illinois cuts conservation funding

Interior Department Provides $325 Million to Increase Access to the ...

$325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, US territories, and the District of Columbia.

People - The Conservation Foundation

We have several full-time and part-time staff members working with a host of community leaders and conservation partners through our Board of Trustees, ...

North Carolina Project Repurposes Fallen Trees | FEMA.gov

Thousands of trees damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will be repurposed under a North Carolina project developed through Interagency Recovery ...

Programs & Initiatives | Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands.

Illinois Wins $430M EPA Grant to Reduce Pollution and Spur Clean ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.3 billion in funding Monday as part of its Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, ...

Foolish to cut U.S. conservation programs - The State Journal-Register

In a 1937 letter to all state governors urging them to adopt legislation creating soil conservation districts, President Franklin Roosevelt wrote, "The Nation ...

Illinois must step up as Trump prepares to back away from protecting ...

... January lame-duck session, including copying existing federal environmental standards into state law. Other states can follow suit.

Project 2025 Spells Out Big Changes to US Agriculture | Civil Eats

Proposed Republican changes to the ag economy might face strong opposition from industry groups and their farm constituents.

2024 Congressional Pig Book | Citizens Against Government Waste

The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW's annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget.

Mackinaw River Watershed | The Nature Conservancy in Illinois

The Franklin Research and Demonstration Farm was established in 2004 to allow research on agricultural practices that benefit both farmers and conservation ...

SIU's Touch of Nature removing invasive plants, restoring native ...

The sweet-smelling flowers of bush honeysuckle and multiflora rose may look attractive in forests and yards, but in reality, ...

Invasive Species - Conservation | Lake County Forest Preserves

Native gardens are something to see. Is your home landscape buckthorn-free? Do you live in Lake County, Illinois? If you answered yes, apply below to receive a ...

Land Management Program - Forest Preserve District of Will County

The purpose of the Forest Preserve District's Land Management Program is to preserve the diversity of native flora and fauna through the protection, ...

Deer - Hunt Illinois

Season Dates & Limits · Licenses & Permits · Archery Season · Firearm and Muzzleloader Seasons · Management & Ecology · Deer Management by the Numbers · Disease ...

Green Climate Fund: Homepage

News · The Multilateral Climate Funds launch Climate Project Explorer at COP29 · Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition.

Farm Financial Aid Draws Increased Interest in Lame-Duck Session

With little sign of a breakthrough on the farm bill in Congress, farm groups are shifting their attention to a proposed $21 billion bailout ...

Trump's presidency could have negative environmental effects ...

Leaders have several concerns, including rollbacks of environmental protections, effects on the Environmental Protection Agency and reduced ...

The Conservation Reserve Program is failing to prioritize soil health ...

Almost everyone agrees: Permanently restoring hard-to-farm cropland with trees and grasses that can act as carbon sinks is a good way to ...

Forest Preserve and Conservation Districts in Northeastern Illinois

The Chicago metropolitan region's county-level forest preserves and conservation districts were among the first urban land preservation agencies in the country.

Conservation cuts sink in as 2023 farm bill looms - E&E News

The biggest farmland conservation program has shrunk dramatically since the last farm bill, with no sign Congress will change direction.