Local Working Group Meetings Happening Across Pennsylvania
NRCS will be holding Local Working Group meetings around Pennsylvania between February 23 and April 3, 2026. These meetings are open to the public.
NRCS will be holding Local Working Group meetings around Pennsylvania between February 23 and April 3, 2026. These meetings are open to the public.
NRCS Chief Bettencourt “Dishes the Dirt” on conservation assistance benefits.
Public comment period on the draft Watershed Plan-Environmental Impact Statement for the Milk River and St. Mary River watersheds announced.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Kentucky reminds property owners of funding available for conservation easements to protect working ag lands, through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE).
PA NRCS is announcing a second round of fiscal year 2026 assistance opportunities for ag producers and private landowners interested in long-term protection through federal easement programs.
We are announcing March 13, 2026, as the second and final batching date for applications submitted for Fiscal Year 2026 funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easement (ALE)
NRCS in Connecticut announces a second signup ranking date of March 20, 2026, for key conservation programs.
NRCS in Rhode Island announces a second signup ranking date of March 20, 2026, for key conservation programs.
Summit will highlight innovative ideas and opportunities for producers.
Warm and dry conditions during January drove Colorado snowpack to record low levels statewide. Late month snowfall was insufficient to change overall conditions, increasing the likelihood of below normal peak SWE and reduced spring runoff across most river basins.