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Buffers Benefit Wildlife

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Announcer:

CONSERVATION PRACTICES ARE ADDING TO WILDLIFE NUMBERS AND HUNTING SUCCESS. USDA’s NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE BIOLOGIST MARK LINDFLOTT EXPLAINS:

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(Transcript) Many of the same conservation practices that filter rain water runoff also provide habitat for wildlife. For example, in Carroll County 1,300 miles of stream bank buffers have been installed. The grass and tree buffers filter water runoff from tile lines and fields and also provide pheasant habitat. Landowners, conservationists and biologists all report greatly increased pheasant numbers. Conservation habitat successes like these have been reported all across the state.

Announcer:

LINDFLOTT SAYS WHAT BENEFITS WILDLIFE OFTENTIMES IMPROVES WATER QUALITY

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(Transcript) The same buffers pheasants call home are credited with significantly reducing nitrates and phosphate loaded soil from washing into the Middle Raccoon River and other water bodies across the state. Improved water quality benefits fish and the environment. Better quality river water also takes less costly processing to turn into safe drinking water.

ANNOUNCER:

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BUFFERS AND OTHER BENEFICIAL LAND PRACTICES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY NRCS OFFICE.

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