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lost by removing land from agricultural production. Organizations other than NRCS offer additional incentives for preserving wildlife habitat on nonagricultural lands, for example

In addition to preventing erosion, pollution and flooding and protecting wildlife, riparian buffers visually demonstrate a landowner’s commitment to land stewardship, said Thompson.

Owners of land adjacent to any Rappahannock County river, stream, intermittent stream, spring, seep, wetland, pond, or sinkhole, or of former wetlands capable of being restored, can participate if the land has had row crops planted on it for at least two of the last five years (with pasture or hay in rotation) or is currently being used to graze livestock. For more information, or for help and advice on protecting waterways on your property, contact Thompson at 540/825-4200, Ext. 108.

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