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Delta Land Trust
Contact
T. Logan Russell, Executive Director
PO Box 2052
Madison, MS 39130
tlogan@deltaladntrust.org
(601) 981-3865
On the Web:
www.deltalandtrust.org
Activity: 1- conservation easements; 2- wetland mitigation banking
Geographic location: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Brief activity description: Delta Land Trust accepts conservation easement donations on forest and farm land throughout the Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi region. Delta Land Trust provides wetlands mitigation credits for Clean Water Act Section 404 permit applicants in the Little Rock, Memphis and Vicksburg Districts of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Delta Land Trust researches and promotes alternative economic development in the Delta based on reforestation of marginal farmland.
Primary goals or focus:
- Nutrient reduction
- Sediment reduction
- Agricultural landscape change
- Wetlands restoration
- Water quality improvement
- Policy development
- Education/information sharing
- Monitoring
Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Current easement inventory of 18,000 acres, targeted easement inventory of 100,000 acres
Activity type:
- Research
- Implementation
- Regulatory
Scale of activity:
- Regional
Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Delta Land Trust
Timeline/duration: Perpetual
Projected or real startup time: 1987
Projected ending time or goal deadline: Perpetual
Funding sources:
- Foundations
- Individual donors
- Other (please specify):
- contract services
Publications
The Benefits & Costs of Reforesting Economically Marginal Cropland in the Mississippi DeltaAnalysis of the economics of marginal farmland in the Delta. What are the criteria for determining economic viability? How much marginal farmland is there in the Delta? What are the private and public benefits of reforesting this land?
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Land Clearing in the Ark-La-Miss Delta
Reviews the history of land clearing in the Delta
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