Clackamas County covers 1,879 square miles (1.2 million acres) and extends from Mount Hood to the Willamette Valley floor. Over a third of the county is in forestry and is made up of national, private, and non-industrial private forests (NIPF). Clackamas County also has specialty crops and is ranked first in the state for acreage in nurseries and Christmas trees and is ranked second in berries. As a part of the Portland metropolitan region, much of the county faces pressure from urbanization and has one of the highest densities of small non-commercial farms in Oregon.

Current Financial Assistance Opportunities for Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Owners in Clackamas County

The following funding opportunities are available to local farmers, ranchers, private forestland owners and tribes. Click the project names below for more information:

• Statewide EQIP funding
• Local EQIP funding
• National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) Funding
• Conservation Stewardship Program (scroll to bottom)

Additional Funding Opportunities...

In addition to the local projects above, producers may also apply for statewide programs such as the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and conservation easement programs. Visit with your local District Conservationist for more information on these and other programs, or visit the NRCS Programs webpage.

Local Work Group Meetings

Every year, NRCS hosts a Local Work Group meeting where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Long Range Plan and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Work Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Work Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office.