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A collaborative project between Tall Timbers and the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service
Landowners in 11 Florida counties can tap into $25 million in federal financial assistance for land management practices and perpetual land conservation. The five-year, “Florida’s Big Bend” Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) administered by Tall Timbers will support the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Longleaf Pine Critical Conservation Area implementing forestry and wildlife habitat improvement practices. Available to landowners in Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla counties.
Read more about the partnership and conservation efforts at talltimbers.org
Prescribed fire
Prescribed fire
Frequent prescribed fire is a natural process that has far-reaching benefits when safely applied to the landscape. It can open up forest stands to allow sunlight to reach the forest floor, create wildlife habitat and enhance the health of trees and water resources.
Forest Stand Improvement
Forest Stand Improvement
By manipulating species composition, stand structure and the number of trees, it creates habitat for wildlife and native plants and improves tree health. This can be accomplished through brush management, herbicide application, successional habitat development or tree thinning.
Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Habitat
Improving habitat for wildlife helps both game, non-game and at-risk species thrive. Establishing herbaceous or shrubby cover for wildlife or pollinators, managing uplands to provide food, cover and connectivity, improving existing wetland habitat and tree or shrub establishment can all have benefits across the landscape.
Tree Planting
Tree Planting
Putting more trees in the ground can not only create habitat, but provide much-needed fuels to carry prescribed fire. Funding can help to acquire trees but also with site preparation to ensure seedlings have a healthy head start.
Let us help you take the next step in your conservation journey
Let us help you take the next step in your conservation journey
Private landowners interested in applying for RCPP land management funding can contact
Tyler Macmillan at 850-556-5799 or tmacmillan@talltimbers.org or Nelson Ball at nball@talltimbers.org.
Applications for the 2026 land management funding cycle must be submitted to Tall Timbers or NRCS by October 3, 2025, using the CPA-1200 form found below.
CPA-1200_Conservation Program Application_10-2024.3525.pdfCPA-1200 Instructions.pdfFORM_CCC-902e.pdfForm_CCC-902i.pdfForm_CCC-941.pdfFORM_SF-1199a-direct-deposit.pdfForm-AD-2047.pdfGuide to Working with FSA-NRCS Forms-Documents.pdfWhere we're working
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Regional Conservation Partnership Program Supplemental Agreement number 3525-A-2107. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, any reference to specific brands or types of products or services does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for those products or services. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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