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My great aunt received a check from the government for most of her life for growing trees on her land, and agreeing not to cut them down without permission.
by Overtonwindow 9y ago
My great aunt received a check from the government for most of her life for growing trees on her land, and agreeing not to cut them down without permission.
- caio1982 9y agoI would love to know more about her work! Where was that? Which species did they required her to plant, if any at all? Was it measured in any way possibly? Did she enjoy doing this (I presume she did)?
- waffle_ss 9y agoI grew up on a dairy farm. We had a small creek running through some of the fields and I seem to remember my dad getting a check from the gov't for maintaining a buffer area (not planting crops) around the waterway - I'm guessing it was the "Farmable Wetlands Program" listed here: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/ https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-...