Stewardship Assistance and Restoration on APRs (SARA) helps farmers and landowners restore inactive, protected farmland to productive commercial agriculture while maintaining its preservation values.
The APR Program preserves Massachusetts farmland for agriculture by purchasing development rights, ensuring land remains in farming use and supporting long-term food security and environmental benefits.
The APR Improvement Program funds infrastructure and resource upgrades, plus technical support, to help commercial farms on protected land in Massachusetts improve viability and sustainability.
Supports Massachusetts entities in permanently protecting land, advancing conservation transactions, and planning for open space and park development or renovation.
Soil & Water Planning Grants support farmers on preserved New Jersey farms with conservation plans and engineering designs needed to complete soil and water conservation projects.
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program supports Maryland farmers and landowners in retiring sensitive farmland and establishing conservation practices to protect water quality and wildlife habitat.