Soper Farm Improves Stream Health with CREP
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) attend an announcement for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) at Soper Farm in Westminster, Md., on April 24, 2009. Soper Farm in Carroll County, Md., has implemented cattle exclusion fencing and walkways through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and a forested stream buffer on Little Morgan Run. In Maryland, CREP offers incentives to encourage landowners to adopt practices to reduce sediment and nutrients reaching the Chesapeake Bay and to improve wildlife habitat. (Photo by Alicia Pimental/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Soper Farm Improves Stream Health with CREP
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) attend an announcement for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) at Soper Farm in Westminster, Md., on April 24, 2009. Soper Farm in Carroll County, Md., has implemented cattle exclusion fencing and walkways through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and a forested stream buffer on Little Morgan Run. In Maryland, CREP offers incentives to encourage landowners to adopt practices to reduce sediment and nutrients reaching the Chesapeake Bay and to improve wildlife habitat. (Photo by Alicia Pimental/Chesapeake Bay Program)
USAGE REQUEST INFORMATION
The Chesapeake Bay Program's photographic archive is available for media and non-commercial use at no charge.
To request permission, send an email briefly describing the proposed use to requests@chesapeakebay.net. Please do not attach jpegs. Instead, reference the corresponding Flickr URL of the image.
A photo credit mentioning the Chesapeake Bay Program is mandatory. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in any way that suggests approval or endorsement of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Requestors should also respect the publicity rights of individuals photographed, and seek their consent if necessary.