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The following are state and local assistance programs that provide cost share incentives for habitat conservation, habitat restoration, forestland, ranchland, and farm conservation.

MassWildlife Landowner Incentive Program
New York City's Land Acquisition Program
North Carolina's Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Salmon Habitat Restoration Initiative
Dakota County Farmland and Natural Area Program

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