Providing construction assistance for easement rehabilitation and the enhancement of activities, such as rehabilitation of prior restored easements or enhancing previous work with new structures

Under Cooperative Agreement award NR237103XXXXC008 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Central Arkansas Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc., a veteran-owned non-profit organization, will provide $942,494 in construction assistance services for the rehabilitation and enhancement of wetland conservation easements in Arkansas. This work will be conducted under the NRCS's Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (CFDA 10.931) and includes activities such as vegetation and hydrology restoration on prior easements, as well as new construction to further the goals of these conservation efforts. The award period runs from September 30, 2023 to September 30, 2028.

The Central Arkansas Resource Conservation & Development Council has extensive experience delivering over $5 million worth of easement rehabilitation and enhancement work since 2019 through multiple ACEP cooperative agreements. This includes prior awards totaling $1.63 million from 2022-2025, $942,494 and $572,629 in 2023, and over $1.8 million in 2020 for vegetative, hydrological, and construction activities on easements across several Arkansas counties.