Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project
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2007-07-25
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The Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project secured more than $5 million from state, federal and private sources to conduct a five-year pilot project that will identify and field test critical elements of a program to complement the existing restoration efforts by paying cattle ranchers to provide environmental services that will benefit the lake. The program will:
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Water quality, Temperate zones, Payments for environmental services, Surface water, Wetland, Ranching, Environmental services, Water, Rangelands, Conservation, Nutrient management, Grazing systems, Agricultural ecosystems, Wetlands conservation, Water use, Rehydrated wetlands, Pasture water management, Storm water treatment impoundment, Phosphorus retention, Everglades ecosystem, Wetland habitat enhancement, Water storage, Habitat creation, Market-based mechanisms