Great news for forest buffers and other water quality practices:  The Farm Service Agency has just announced that the Chesapeake is a pilot for CLEAR-30, a new program under the 2018 Farm Bill.  Clean Lakes, Estuaries and Rivers (CLEAR) is a practice devoted to riparian buffers, wildlife habitat buffers or wetland buffers that will remain in place for 30 years, which helps protect our investment in these practices for the long-term.  Read more here:

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2020/usdas-new-crp-pilot-program-offers-longer-term-conservation-benefits?utm_campaign=0429clear30&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery