Rep. Kind Applauds $2.9 Million in Funding to Restore Natural Habitats in Driftless Area

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U.S. Rep. Ron Kind applauded the announcement that the National Resource Conservation Service will invest $2.9 million to assist 30 conservation partners in restoring natural habitats in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This funding will benefit many at-risk species in the Driftless Area.

"This is good news for Wisconsin and the entire Driftless region" said Rep. Ron Kind. "Investing in projects to restore natural habitats will benefit both our economy and our ecology for years to come. I was especially pleased to see that this funding will help conservation organizations, who have been working tirelessly for years, expand their work to protect the Driftless Area."

Rep. Kind has made conserving our natural heritage one of the hallmarks of his work in Congress. Last year he has welcomed Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of the Interior to La Crosse to discuss the local impact of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other conservation programs.

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