In 1989, James Seymour of Madison Parish signed a CRP contract agreeing to create a Shallow Water Area for Wildlife. He was so pleased with the results that when the contract expired in 1999, he offered it for reenrollment for an additional ten years, and the new contract was approved....
"I didn't realize how fast we would see the changes in the land when we began establishing the Shallow Water Area for Wildlife practice in October of 2002," said landowner Dennis Jacobson. The practice, completed in November of the same year, quickly provided habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife birds....
Solving the most delicate conservation issues takes collaboration among partners who bring their unique talents to the table. Such it is with a caring Louisiana landowner, FSA, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service who teamed up in 1998 to improve habitat conditions for the Louisiana black bear, listed as a threatened species. ...
