FY23 IRA-CSP batching period now open
NRCS-WA Batching date: March 31, 2023
FSA Eligibility Deadline: May 1, 2023
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington (NRCS-WA) announced the application batching period opened today for the Inflation Reduction Act – Conservation Stewardship Incentives Program (IRA-CSP) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). All eligible applications received by March 31, 2023 will be batched and then ranked for FY23 funding.
The IRA funding for NRCS-WA includes an additional $5.4 million for IRA-CSP. IRA-CSP funding levels are proposed to almost double in FY2024.
IRA-CSP is a voluntary, technical, and financial assistance program designed to help farmers, ranchers, forestland owners, and Tribes with moving their operation to the next level of conservation. These enhancements will focus on carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, reduced energy, and soil health. The program focuses on increasing conservation implementation and solving natural resource concerns related to climate change. Conservation enhancements are limited to the those in the list at the bottom of this release.
If you already applied for CSP Classic within the last 12 months and hadn’t been selected for a contract to enhance your property, your application will automatically be added to IRA-CSP. If you haven’t applied for CSP Classic or IRA-CSP, applications are accepted on a year-round basis.
Each applicant must establish themselves as a USDA customer and obtain all Farm Service Agency (FSA) eligibility requirements by May 1, 2023. Please note, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) determination takes an average three weeks to be processed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Submitting your AGI form to FSA on the last day of the application period will result in your AGI eligibility not being met by the batching date for Fiscal Year 2023. IRA payments count toward CSP program payment limitations as applicable.
“Interested participants are encouraged to apply for 2023 funding,” said Keith Griswold, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs. “If you miss the batch date, don’t worry. IRA-CSP funds will be available for the next three years. Submit your application now!”
For more information on the Inflation Reduction Act – Conservation Stewardship Program in Washington, click here.
To learn how to get started with NRCS, click here, or visit your local USDA service center.
Here are the lists of applicable IRA-CSP conservation enhancements:
Soil Health
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E327A
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Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects
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E327B
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Establish Monarch butterfly habitat
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E328A
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Resource conserving crop rotation
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E328B
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Improved resource conserving crop rotation
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E328E
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Soil health crop rotation
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E328F
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Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter
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E328G
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Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for soil organic matter improvement
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E328N
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Intercropping to improve soil health
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E328O
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Perennial grain crop conservation rotation
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E329A
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No till to reduce soil erosion
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E329B
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No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter
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E329C
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No till to increase plant-available moisture
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E329D
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No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content
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E329E
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No till to reduce energy
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E340A
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Cover crop to reduce soil erosion
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E340B
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Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content
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E340C
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Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter
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E340D
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Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health
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E340F
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Cover crop to minimize soil compaction
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E340G
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Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients
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E340H
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Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles
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E340I
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Using cover crops for biological strip till
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E345A
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Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion
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E345B
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Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter
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E345C
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Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture
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E345D
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Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content
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E345E
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Reduced tillage to reduce energy use
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E386A
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Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field
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E386B
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Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field
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E386C
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Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field
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E386D
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Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field
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E386E
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Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field
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E393A
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Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts
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E412A
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Enhance a grassed waterway
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E484A
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Mulching to improve soil health
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E484B
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Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or vineyard generated woody materials as mulch
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E484C
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Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or vineyard generated woody materials as mulch
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Nutrient Management
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E590A
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Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses
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E590B
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Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies
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E590C
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Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture
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E590D
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Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface and groundwater by increasing setback awareness via precision technology
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Grazing and Pasture
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E512A
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Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion
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E512B
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Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils
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E512C
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Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement
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E512D
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Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils
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E512E
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Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production
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E512I
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Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat
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E512J
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Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or access to water
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E512L
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Diversifying forage base with interseeding forbs and legumes to increase pasture quality
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E512M
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Forage plantings that improve wildlife habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition
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E528A
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Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity
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E528D
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Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife
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E528E
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Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife
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E528F
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Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health
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E528G
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Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities
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E528H
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Prescribed grazing to improve/maintain riparian and watershed function- elevated water temperature
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E528I
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Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients
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E528J
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Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function
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E528L
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Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion
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E528M
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Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion
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E528O
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Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality
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E528P
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Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water
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E528R
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Management intensive rotational grazing
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E528S
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Soil Health Improvements on Pasture
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E528T
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Grazing to Reduce Wildfire Risks on Forests
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E550A
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Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter
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E550B
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Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife
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Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat
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E381A
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Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat
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E390A
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Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction
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E390B
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Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat
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E391A
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Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction
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E391B
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Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction
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E391C
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Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat
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E420A
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Establish pollinator habitat
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E420B
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Establish monarch butterfly habitat
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E612B
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Planting for high carbon sequestration rate
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E612C
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Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities
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E612G
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Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food
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E645B
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Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife
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E645C
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Edge feathering for wildlife cover
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E666A
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Maintaining and improving forest soil quality
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E666D
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Forest management to enhance understory vegetation
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E666E
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Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk
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E666F
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Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure
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E666H
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Increase on-site carbon storage
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E666I
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Crop tree management for mast production
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E666J
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Facilitating oak forest regeneration
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E666K
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Creating structural diversity with patch openings
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E666L
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Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands
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E666P
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Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species
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E666R
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Forest songbird habitat maintenance
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E666S
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Facilitating longleaf pine regeneration and establishment
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Energy, Combustion and Electricity Efficiency
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E533C
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Install VFDs on pumps
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E533D
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Switch fuel source for pumps
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