弗吉尼亚州林业部免费为沿水地主种护岸林带：第三年拨款70万美元
弗吉尼亚州林业部11月4日宣布，启动「地主护岸林计划」第三年工作，免费为靠近各类水体的地主种植护岸林带，以减少污染、改善水质。该计划本轮获得州水质改善基金70万美元资助，并与包括詹姆斯河协会在内的非营利组织合作实施。
护岸林带是指沿河道、溪流等水体种植的树木与植被带，可以拦截地表径流中的泥沙与养分，保护水体水质。林业部表示，今年以来全州已种植825英亩护岸林带，其中约150英亩通过地主计划完成。有意参与的地主可以在林业部网站填写「地主意向表」，由项目方评估地块条件并安排种植，州政府承担地块规划、种植与一年维护费用，参与者须同意将该地带保持林地至少15年。
这是该计划连续第三年推出。林业部表示，护岸林带不仅有助于改善切萨皮克湾流域的水质，也能为野生动物提供栖息地、稳定河岸。随着新一轮资助到位，项目方将继续接受地主报名，并在全州范围内推进种植工作。
（来源：WHRO）
Virginia Forestry Department to Plant Riparian Buffers for Landowners for Free, With $700,000 in Third-Year Funding
The Virginia Department of Forestry announced on November 4 the launch of the third year of its Riparian Forests for Landowners program, which plants riparian forest buffers free of charge for landowners near bodies of water, to reduce pollution and improve water quality. This round is funded with $700,000 from the state's Water Quality Improvement Fund and is carried out with nonprofit partners including the James River Association.
Riparian buffers are lines of trees and shrubs planted along waterways that filter nutrients and sediment from runoff and protect water quality. The department said 825 acres of riparian buffers have been installed statewide so far this year, about 150 of them through the landowner program. Interested landowners can fill out a Landowner Interest Form on the department's website; the state covers site planning, planting and one year of maintenance, and participants must agree to keep the area forested for at least 15 years.
This is the program's third consecutive year. The department said riparian buffers help improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, provide wildlife habitat and stabilize stream banks. With the new funding in place, the program will continue enrolling landowners and planting across the state.
(Source: WHRO)
来源：WHRO
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图片来源：图：农田与水体之间的护岸林带（美国农业部自然资源保护局资料图，公共领域），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A riparian forest buffer between farmland and water (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service photo, public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
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