To support grantee's initiative to deliver 3,000 acres of bottomland hardwood reforestation in the Mississippi portion of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV), and continued improvements in federal reforestation program policy and administration.
To build on work in the Wabash River in Indiana to demonstrate how Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) can be used in the Upper Mississippi River to complement cover crops and other practices to improve water quality.
To support grantee's initiative to deliver 8,000 acres of bottomland hardwood reforestation in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley including Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi
Support for the Natural Resources Enterprises program to promote income diversification and environmental stewardship on traditional agricultural operations in the Mississippi Delta
Sponsorship for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition to advance the implementation of an agricultural policy that improves water quality in the Mississippi River Basin and to assist the Foundation in tracking federal agricultural policy and funding
Support for grantee to unify towns and cities along the Mississippi to improve the health of the river with a specific focus on improving water quality
Support for grantee to improve the environmental performance of agriculture in central Illinois and, by extension, improve water quality in the Mississippi River and its tributaries
2018
Environment
$100,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc.
Support for grantee to engage sportsmen in key upper Mississippi River states in support of agricultural policies with potential to improve water quality
To redesign and launch a pre-service institute called Regional Delta Institute (RDI) for new corps members (CM) in five TFA regions, as well as implementation of ongoing professional development for various cohorts (TFA alumni and non-TFA CM) in the Home Region of the Arkansas/Mississippi Delta.
