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Delaware River Restoration Fund: Implementing Data-Driven Agriculture Conservation Practices

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has awarded NJRCD a Delaware River Restoration Fund (DRRF) Targeted Watershed...

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Use of Short Season Variety Corn and Soybeans to Facilitate the Adoption of Multi-species Cover Crop

New Jersey NRCS administers Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation...

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Innovative Strategies for Cover Crop Termination:

Demonstrating the Full Agronomic and Economic Value of Cover Crops to Accelerate Soil Health Management System Adoption North Jersey RC&D...

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Riparian and Habitat Restoration at Pequest Wildlife Management Area (NJ)

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced the 2019 round of funding for the Delaware Watershed Conservation...

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SARE Profession Development Grant: No-till and Cover Crop Education Program

North Jersey RC&D was awarded a Professional Development Grant by Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to ...

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Fostering Farmer Engagement for Implementation of Agricultural Best Management Practices (NJ)

North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) is the proud recipient of a 2018 National Fish and Wildlife Delaware...

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Conservation Planning Assistance in the NJ Highlands

Delaware River Restoration Fund An approved Farm Conservation Plan is required to be in place for those farmers who sell a development...

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Cover Crop Experimentation to Achieve Optimum Soil Health in New Jersey

Natural Resources and Conservation Service (Conservation and Innovation Grant) Much of the intense experimentation of cover crops has...

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Neshanic River Watershed- Agricultural and Stormwater Alternatives

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection New Jersey Institute of Technology along with partner organizations (North Jersey...

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Streamlined Conservation Partner Planning Tool (NJ-PA-DE)

Delaware River Restoration Fund A streamlined conservation planning tool will be developed to capture the NRCS Nine Step Conservation...

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Development of a Watershed Protection Plan for the Pleasant Run and Holland Brook Watersheds

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The goal of the RTEC’s project is to implement the 2008 Watershed Protection Plan for...

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RCPP- NJ Highlands Watershed Agricultural Implementation Partnership

Delaware River Restoration Fund The North Jersey RC&D Agricultural Specialist will work in the region to promote and implement additional...

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Kittatinny Valley State Park - Kenco Acquisition

NJ Wetland Mitigation Council The Kittatinny Valley State Park Kenco Property Restoration will provide 90 acres of wetlands enhancement...

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Execution of the Non-point Source Measures focused in the Musconetcong River: Hampton to Bloomsbury

The project designers developed a watershed restoration plan that describes the management measures needed to achieve adequate levels in...

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Regional Composting Facilityto Assist Equine Community Comply With Animal Waste Rules

New Jersey Department of Agriculture In 2012, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture awarded $170,000 to North Jersey RC&D to...

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