Coastal Prairie Conservancy announces conservation funding deadline for Texas landowners

The Coastal Prairie Conservancy is pleased to announce upcoming deadlines for landowners and agricultural producers interested in securing funding through the Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative (TCPI) and the Texas Grasslands and Savannas Initiative (TGSI). These initiatives, supported by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, provide financial and technical assistance for conservation easements and land management practices that support the long-term health of prairies, grasslands, wetlands, farms, and ranches in eligible Texas counties.

To begin the application process, landowners/ producers should indicate their interest by emailing info@coastalprairieconservancy. org, and they will be connected to a partner for pre-screening to determine eligibility. Pre-screening worksheets are due by Oct. 17. If eligible, applications will be due to the National Resources Conservation Service by Nov. 21.

For more details on the application process, please visit our website at prairiepartner.org or contact the Coastal Prairie Conservancy at info@coastalprairieconservancy. org.

The Coastal Prairie Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust dedicated to sustaining a resilient Texas by preserving coastal prairie, wetlands, farms, and ranches to benefit people and wildlife forever. Preserved lands play an important role in flood control, cleaner air and water, outdoor recreation, and wildlife habitat. To learn more about the Coastal Prairie Conservancy’s conservation efforts, visit www.coastalprairieconservancy. org or find us on Facebook and Instagram @ coastalprairieconservancy.

The Texas Coastal Prairie Initiative (TCPI) is a regional initiative of the Coastal Prairie Conservancy and its partners funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to conserve the highly imperiled coastal prairie ecosystem. The primary goal of TCPI is to work with private landowners to permanently protect several contiguous areas of 5,000 to 20,000 acres that may include working cattle ranches, farmland, and natural areas to sustain the coastal prairie ecosystem, preserve wildlife corridors, and retain wide-open spaces. TCPI focuses on large contiguous areas in a 13-county area on the Texas mid-coast (Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria, Waller, and Wharton). To learn more about TCPI, visit prairiepartner.org.

The Texas Grasslands and Savannas Initiative (TGSI) is a regional initiative of the Coastal Prairie Conservancy and its partners funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to conserve grasslands and savannas in southeast Texas. TGSI focuses on large contiguous areas in a 16-county area on the Texas mid-coast (DeWitt, Gonzalez, Lavaca, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado, Fayette, Washington, Austin, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Waller, Harris, Montgomery, and Grimes). To learn more about TGSI, visit prairiepartner.org.