Established by the 1985 Food Security Act, the Nevada STAC provides recommendations to NRCS to carry out the conservation provisions of the Farm Bill. Although the STAC has no implementation or enforcement authority, the committee's recommendations are given strong consideration by USDA.
Upcoming meeting information
The next STAC meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The agenda and other meeting documents will be posted here when they become available.
The meeting will be held in person and virtually. Location and virtual link will be provided prior to the meeting.
If there are questions about the meeting please contact Chris Rose at christopher.rose@usda.gov or 775-834-0890.
The STAC provides advice and input to NRCS on many issues, including:
• State program management policies and procedures
• Technical programmatic recommendations
• Statewide public information and outreach campaigns
• Identifying significant statewide natural resource concerns
• Guidelines for developing ranking criteria for evaluating applications
• Guidance on eligible conservation practices
• Technical guidance on conservation practices, including new and innovative practices
• Cost share rates and incentive payment limits and methods of payment
• Identifying, monitoring, and analyzing performance indicators
• Evaluating and reporting program impacts on natural resources and the environment
• Coordinating with other Federal, State, Tribal, and local public and private activities
Current Nevada STAC composition:
Federal Agencies
- Janice Kolvet- Farm Service Agency
- Kayla Jackson- Farm Service Agency
- Dirk Netz- U.S. Forest Service
- Justin Barrett- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Susan Abele- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Alan Shepherd- Bureau of Land Management
State Agencies
- Shawn Espinosa- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Jasmine Kleiber- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Meghan Brown- Nevada Department of Agriculture
- Melany Aten- Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Chris Fristen- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Ethan Mason- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Joe Sicking- State Conservation Commission- Area 1
- Eric Reiman- State Conservation Commission- Area 2
- Mark Damron- State Conservation Commission- Area 3
Other Partners
- Jake Tibbitts- Nevada Association of Conservation Districts
- Alicia Reban- Nevada Land Trust
- Doug Busselman- Nevada Farm Bureau
- Dr. Bill Payne- UNR- College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
- Jake DeDecker- UNR Cooperative Extension