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Delta Land TrustContact 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:
Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Current easement inventory of 18,000 acres, targeted easement inventory of 100,000 acres Activity type:
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Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Delta Land Trust Timeline/duration: Perpetual Funding sources:
PublicationsThe 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? Read more Land Clearing in the Ark-La-Miss Delta
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