Northeastern Forest Legacy Program
The Northeastern Forest Legacy Program is an alliance between the USDA Forest Service and the individual states. Together they work to protect the forest for the future generations. The purpose of this program is to preserve the forest areas that are threatened by the conversion to non forest uses. Seventy five percent of the programs that belong to this alliance are funded by the government and the other 25% comes from private, state, and local communities or organizations. The technique used to protect he forests is conservation easement. Land that has scenic value, fish and wildlife vale, contains endangered or threatened species are prioritized. Some of the main characteristics of the program are:
- It is entirely voluntary
- The program helps state and local to identify important areas that need immediate attention
- The program is based on a “willing seller and willing buyer” concept
- When conservation easements are used the land remains privately owned
- FLP consists of protection tools such as full-fee purchase, voluntary deed restriction, and agreements
Read more about this topic: Private Landowner Assistance Program
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