Farm field border program intended to benefit wildlife

Landowners can now profit from helping Washington’s upland birds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) applications to establish habitat-providing field borders. In return for creating habitat, private landowners can receive annual rental payments on the land for ten years.

“Most of the land in Washington is privately owned. Maintaining habitat for wildlife depends on the voluntary efforts of private landowners,” said Melissa Michael, County Executive Director for the FSA. “We are authorized to enroll 5,000 acres into th...