Greenbelt, Essex County’s Land Trust, and six partner organizations have been awarded $1,050,000 through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, providing Greenbelt with important seed funding to permanently protect working farms in the Merrimack River valley.
The awarded project, “Saving Farmland in the Southern Merrimack Watershed,” will allow Greenbelt to work with Essex County farmers to keep farming a vital part of the region’s landscape and economy.
“This award is a tremendous affirmation of the significance of the Merrimack Valley&rsqu
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