Idaho USDA Conservation Programs

The following is a list of natural resource conservation programs that are generally available in the East Side and West Side District’s.  The programs are managed by NRCS.  For details go to NRCS– Idaho’s web-site by clicking here or on the link below.  You may also contact the conservation district.

 

·      Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)- Administered by Farm Service Agency (FSA)

·      Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

·      Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

·      Forestry Incentives Program (FIP)

·      Stewardship Incentive Program– Forest Service

·      Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

·      Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

·      Conservation of Private Grazing Land Program (CPGL)

·      Plant Materials Center at Aberdeen

·      Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

·      Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D)

·      Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasts

·      Soil Surveys

·      Watershed Surveys and Planning

 

click here to go to NRCS programs on the NRCS web site.  This site will give you detailed information on the programs listed above.

 

·      Conservation Security Program (CSP)

·      Farmland Protection Program (FPP)

·      Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

 

click here to go to the 2002 Farm Bill web site.  This site will give you detailed information on the programs listed above.

 

Local Programs

·      Adopt-A-Canal

 

State Programs

·      Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)

·      Resource Conservation and Rangeland Development Program Grants and Loans(RCRDP)

·      Water Quality Program for Agriculture (WQPA)

·      HIP

 

Technical Assistance

Technical assistance is provided to assist land users, communities, units of State and local government, tribes and other Federal agencies in planning an implementing conservation systems to:

· Reduce erosion

· Improve soil and water quality

· Improve and conserve wetlands

· Enhance fish and wildlife habitat

· Improve air quality

· Improve pasture and range condition

· Reduce upstream flooding

· Improve woodlands

 

NRCS assistance to individuals is provided through conservation districts in accordance with a mutual agreement signed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Governor of Idaho, and each conservation district.  Assistance is provided to land users voluntarily applying conservation and to those who must comply with local or State laws and regulations.

 

Land users may choose to use the new Technical Service Provider Program where they select someone within the private sector to provide assistance on conservation planning.

 

click here to go to TechReg, NRCS web-based registry for technical experts and customers