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As Colorado approaches the seasonal peak of its snowpack, data as of April 1 show statewide snow water equivalent at 85 percent of median, down from 112 percent this time last year. March delivered 105 percent of median precipitation across the state, improving snowpack totals in many basins.
NRCS RCPP Land Management and Rental program sets up framework for successful partnership.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Hampshire announced signup is open for entity held easement applications under the New Hampshire Source Water Protection Partnership, a 2021 awarded Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project.
NRCS in Indiana is accepting proposals to designate new priority watersheds for two separate initiatives, including the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) and National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI).
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Kansas is holding the first public meeting for the Wolf River Watershed Project. The project involves completing a supplemental Environmental Assessment document for the Wolf River Watershed Dam Sites No. 12-26 and No. 19-8 in Brown County, Kansas. T
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program-WaterSMART initiative is implemented in priority areas as proposed by Natural Resources Conservation Service staff and local partners and selected by the NRCS State Conservationist. The deadline for new priority area proposals is April 11.
The Agricultural Conservation Easements Program's Wetland Reserve Easements provides many benefits, including enhanced wildlife habitat. While NRCS accepts applications year-round, the fiscal year 2025 applications cut-off date is April 11, 2025, to process the applications received.
Northern basins have received more moisture than the south. Early season storms bolstered water year to date precipitation in southern basins but a drier mid-winter has tempered forecasts. Higher latitude basins continue to benefit, with streamflow projections near or above median.
Each year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recognizes the exceptional contributions of one of their own and awards them the title of NRCS Engineer of the Year. This year, the NRCS Engineer of the Year is Shane W. Ice, P.E., State Conservation Engineer for NRCS in Texas.
