{"id":30083,"date":"2024-10-14T12:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=30083"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:07:43","slug":"opportunity-for-funding-available-for-landowners-sisl-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/opportunity-for-funding-available-for-landowners-sisl-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity for Funding Available for Landowners, SISL Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Forest\"<\/a>The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/a>,\u00a0 shares news article announcing the December 6, 2024 deadline for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).<\/p>\n

Funding Available to Landowners Through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Regional Conservation Partnership Program<\/a>
\nOctober 8. 2024
\nDamarys Mortenson, State Conservationist for USDA\u2019s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Indiana announced today the deadline to apply for funding through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is Dec. 6.<\/p>\n

RCPP is a partner-led program, with NRCS directing technical and financial assistance to priorities identified by partners. Led by the Conservation Law Center, and the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Partnership (SISL), this RCPP is part of a larger initiative to address pressing environmental concerns in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cSISL is a great example of public, private and non-profit organizations working together to solve local concerns,\u201d said Mortenson. \u201cThe partners are building on years of successful collaborations focused on natural resource protection, making a greater environmental impact within the focus area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beginning about 20 miles south of Indianapolis, SISL comprises a unique patchwork of land uses. It is anchored by four critical Department of Defense installations and ranges and also contains state parks, state forests, state fish and wildlife areas, state-dedicated nature preserves, the Hoosier National Forest, and National Wildlife Refuges.<\/p>\n

These natural and working lands provide an opportunity for partners and stakeholders to sustainably manage forests, build soil health and resiliency on agricultural lands, improve ecosystem health and maintain areas compatible with the military mission. SISL\u2019s overarching goals are to preserve and protect military missions, support sustainable farming and forestry, restore and sustain ecosystems, ensure thriving human communities, and improve climate resiliency. Combined, these efforts have the potential to mitigate the effects of existing encroachment threats or avoid them altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtecting Indiana\u2019s oak-hickory ecosystems is essential not just for preserving our natural heritage, but also for safeguarding biodiversity, water quality, soil health and wildlife habitats,\u201d said Mortenson. \u201cThe Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape plays a major role in helping to maintain ecological balance, support countless species and provide clean air and water for southern Indiana communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

For full article view: Funding Available to Landowners Through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Regional Conservation Partnership Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape view The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership website, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations that work with willing landowners and land managers to advance sustainable land use practices around military installations and ranges. Founded in 2013, the partnership aligns the objectives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, and Federal Emergency Management Agency to strengthen military readiness, conserve natural resources, bolster agricultural and forestry economies, increase public access to outdoor recreation, and enhance resilience to climate change.<\/p>\n

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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/a><\/p>\n

Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension & Web Communications Specialist
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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