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The theme for this year’s observance, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, is “Provide Habitat - Places Where Wildlife Live.”
US DA farm programs provide habitats through establishment of ponds, woodlands, and nesting places on land not needed for agricultural production.
The Agricultural Conservation Program is one of our most active programs for providing these habitats. Through ACP the Federal Government shares with more than a million farmers and ranchers the cost of carrying out soil, water, woodland, and wildlife conservation practices on individual farms and ranches.
Some ACP practices of direct benefit to wildlife include providing food and protection by planting grasses, legumes, shrubs, and other vegetation, construction of shallow ponds for water fowl and fur animals, and deep ponds for fish.
Some ACP practices indirectly benefitting wildlife, but primarily benefitting people, include conservation measures to protect our farmland from wind and water erosion. These practices have been in use since 1936 when ACP started. They include pasture, range, and woodland improvement, terracing and contour tillage, erosion control, reforestation through planting trees, and the erection of structures to retard or divert floodwater.
Long-term, land-use adjustment programs also contribute substantially to wildlife habitat. Under these programs, land is diverted from the production of unneeded crops to conserving and Dther beneficial uses, including wildlife feed and habitat areas. In some cases under these long-term programs, additional hunting and fishing areas are available for ■ublic use without charge.
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