Prairie Pothole Region Receives Four Million in Water Bank Funds

South Dakota's Prairie Pothole region received $4 million in water bank funds.

NRCS Oregon receives additional funding to protect wetlands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded NRCS Oregon $13,322,220 in additional funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE). The WRE program protects wetlands from development.

Family Conserves Working Ag Land Near Malta

NRCS, the Montana Land Reliance, Ducks Unlimited, and the Bill Murdock family came together to protect 4,000 acres of waterfowl habitat and working agricultural lands along Cottonwood Creek north of Malta.

Reunifying What Was Once Lost: Yoder Angus Ranch Rejoins Historic Ag Land in Stevensville, MT

Landowner Jake Yoder practices rotational grazing, an effective way of rejuvenating depleted soil. Yoder Angus Ranch rests on valuable agricultural ground and is home to a cow-calf operation. ​The operation is now protected by a conservation easement.

Family Unites to Restore and Preserve Wetlands

Glenn and Arnold Foust explain the history of their family property, why they chose to enroll a portion of it in the Wetland Reserve Easement program, and how they relied on NRCS throughout the wetland restoration process.

NRCS Announces Sign-Up for 2022 Program Offerings

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) New Jersey is now accepting FY2022 applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) through October 22, 2021.

Visser Family Farm Protected Forever

The Visser Farm was recently protected from development by a conservation easement in partnership with the family, Gallatin County Open Lands Program, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Leaping for Joy with the New Leep Conservation Easement

The Leep Family Farm has recently been protected from development by a partnership between the family, Gallatin Valley Land Trust, NRCS, and the Gallatin County Open Lands Program.

Soda Creek Ranch Conservation Easement

The Soda Creek Ranch conservation easement marks the culmination of a multi-year collaborative effort that included the Hinnaland family, MLR, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). 

Adjoining Wetland Easements Form Wetland Complex in Winnebago County

A collaborative effort between rural Winnebago County landowners, local, state, and federal government agencies, and non-profit conservation groups have helped restore nearly 1,000 contiguous acres of prairie and wetlands to form a wetland complex.