Nrcs easement monitoring & floral assessment (DR. Ellen damschen) cesu: great lakes-northern forest cooperative ecosystem studies unit (nrcs # NRC22MOU0012421)

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.931 - Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, provides $540,291.00 to the University of Wisconsin - Madison, operating as the University of Wisconsin System's Research and Sponsored Programs division, for the project "NRCS EASEMENT MONITORING & FLORAL ASSESSMENT (DR. ELLEN DAMSCHEN) CESU: GREAT LAKES-NORTHERN FOREST COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT (NRCS # NRC22MOU0012421)". The award period is from September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2027. The project aims to provide services related to monitoring and assessing floral species on NRCS agricultural conservation easements within the Great Lakes-Northern Forest region. As a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partner, the University of Wisconsin System will work collaboratively with the NRCS to support the agency's conservation easement programs through data collection, analysis, and reporting.