Farm Bill, Programs Update,

& PrioritiesNRCS Presentation

State Technical CommitteeApril 4th, 2013

Seasonal High Tunnels

New England Cottontail Merrimack Valley

NRCS WLFW Projects within 3kmDispersal Distances of Known NEC Populations

American Kestrel Northern Harrier Eastern Pipistrelle White-eyed Vireo

American Redstart Northern Long-eared Bat Eastern Red Bat White-throated Sparrow

American Woodcock Prairie Warbler Eastern Screech-owl Willow Flycatcher

Barn Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Wood Turtle

Black Racer Rough-legged Hawk Eastern Smooth Green Snake

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Blue-winged Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eastern Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat

Broad-Winged Hawk Ruffed Grouse Field Sparrow Canada Warbler

Brown Thrasher Savannah Sparrow Golden-Winged Warbler

Rufous-sided Towhee

Chestnut-sided Warbler Silver-haired Bat Gray Catbird Short-eared Owl

Common Nighthawk Snowy Owl Great Horned Owl Black-billed Cuckoo

Copperhead Southern Bog Lemming Hoary Bat Northern bog lemming

Eastern Hognose Snake Spotted Turtle Indigo Bunting Small-footed bat

Eastern Kingbird Whip-poor-will New England Cottontail

Eastern Rat Snake

Declining Species in New England that Require Shrublands

Edge of Field Monitoring• Purpose: Monitor Impacts of Conservation

Practices on Agricultural Land• Location: NH NWQI area – Oyster, Lower

Lamprey, and Squamscott River Watersheds• Funding: 2 million set aside for equipment,

setup, monitoring, quality assurance, and reporting

• NRCS will provide 75% of costs• Timeframe: 5-9 years, decisions in July 2013