Watersheds impact everyone; every community, farm, ranch, and forest. They provide a vital resource for all living things to survive and thrive. All watersheds are interconnected, creating a land-water system that conveys water to its final destination such as a river, lake, wetland, or estuary.
Kansas Watersheds
North-Middle Forks Wolf Watershed
In cooperation with Wolf River Watershed Joint District No. 66, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces a 30-day public review period for a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for North-Middle Forks Wolf Watershed Site 19-8 in Brown County, Kansas. The EA evaluates potential alternatives for a proposed Grade Stabilization Dam (GSD) at this site. This assessment was conducted in consultation with local, State, and Tribal governments, Federal Agencies, as well as interested organizations and individuals. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to local project sponsors under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566, in accordance with Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190, as amended (42 USC 43221 et seq.).
Sponsoring local organizations of this project are the Wolf River Watershed Joint District No. 66, and Brown County Conservation District.
The Draft EA document may be downloaded for review from the links below.
North-Middle Forks Wolf Watershed Supplemental Environmental Assessment
for Grade Stabilization Dam 19-8 Brown County, Kansas - DRAFT DOCUMENT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment NMFW Site 19-8 – Appendix A - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment NMFW Site 19-8 – Appendix B - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment NMFW Site 19-8 – Appendix C - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment NMFW Site 19-8 – Appendix D - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment NMFW Site 19-8 – Appendix E - DRAFT
Please send comments on or before Monday, August 31, 2026, to the following:
Dean Krehbiel, Assistant State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 South Broadway Boulevard
Salina, Kansas 67401-4604
Kansas Middle Creek Watershed
Middle Creek_11_Supplemental_EA_FINAL (34.82 MB)
NWMC NEPA - Middle Creek FRD 11 FONSI Final (127.54 KB)
Middle Creek FRD11 FONSI NOA (70.94 KB)
Resource Materials
Rattlesnake Creek Watershed
The Rattlesnake Creek Final Plan-EIS proposed action consists of the construction of an augmentation wellfield and implementation of a water right retirement program.
Elk Creek Watershed
In cooperation with Delaware Watershed Joint District No. 10, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces a 30-day public review period for a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for Elk Creek Watershed Site 4 in Nemaha County, Kansas, and Elk Creek Watershed Site 12 in Jackson County, Kansas. The EA evaluates potential alternatives for a proposed Grade Stabilization Dam (GSD) at each site. The assessment was completed in consultation with local, State, and Tribal governments, Federal agencies, and interested organizations and individuals. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to local project sponsors under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566, and in compliance with Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190, as amended (42 USC 43221 et seq.).
Sponsoring local organizations for this project include the Delaware Watershed Joint District No. 10, the Nemaha County Conservation District, and the Jackson County Conservation District.
The Draft EA document may be downloaded for review from the links below.
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Draft
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Appendix-A_Draft
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Appendix-B_Draft
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Appendix-C_Draft
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Appendix-D_Draft
Elk 4-12 Supplemental EA_Appendix-E_Draft
Please send comments on or before Monday, August 31, 2026, to the following:
Dean Krehbiel, Assistant State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 South Broadway Boulevard
Salina, Kansas 67401-4604
South Fork Wolf Watershed
In cooperation with Wolf River Watershed Joint District No. 66, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces a 30-day public review period for a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for South Fork Wolf Watershed Site 12-26 in Brown County, Kansas. The EA evaluates potential alternatives for a proposed grade stabilization dam (GSD) at this site. This assessment was conducted in consultation with local, State, and Tribal governments, Federal Agencies, as well as interested organizations and individuals. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to local project sponsors under the authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566, in accordance with Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190, as amended (42 USC 43221 et seq.).
Sponsoring local organizations of this project are the Wolf River Watershed Joint District No. 66, and Brown County Conservation District.
The Draft EA document may be downloaded for review from the link below.
Supplemental Environmental Assessment SFW Site 12-26 – Appendix A - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment SFW Site 12-26 – Appendix B - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment SFW Site 12-26 – Appendix C - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment SFW Site 12-26 – Appendix D - DRAFT
Supplemental Environmental Assessment SFW Site 12-26 – Appendix E - DRAFT
Please send comments on or before Saturday, September 5, 2026, to the following:
Dean Krehbiel, Assistant State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 South Broadway Boulevard
Salina, Kansas 67401-4604
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How to Get Assistance
Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease?
Natural Resources Conservation Service offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
To get started with NRCS, we recommend you stop by your local NRCS field office. We’ll discuss your vision for your land.
NRCS provides landowners with free technical assistance, or advice, for their land. Common technical assistance includes: resource assessment, practice design and resource monitoring. Your conservation planner will help you determine if financial assistance is right for you.
We’ll walk you through the application process. To get started on applying for financial assistance, we’ll work with you:
- To fill out an AD 1026, which ensures a conservation plan is in place before lands with highly erodible soils are farmed. It also ensures that identified wetland areas are protected.
- To meet other eligibility certifications.
Once complete, we’ll work with you on the application, or CPA 1200.
Applications for most programs are accepted on a continuous basis, but they’re considered for funding in different ranking periods. Be sure to ask your local NRCS district conservationist about the deadline for the ranking period to ensure you turn in your application in time.
As part of the application process, we’ll check to see if you are eligible. To do this, you’ll need to bring:
- An official tax ID (Social Security number or an employer ID)
- A property deed or lease agreement to show you have control of the property; and
- A farm number.
If you don’t have a farm number, you can get one from USDA’s Farm Service Agency. Typically, the local FSA office is located in the same building as the local NRCS office. You only need a farm number if you’re interested in financial assistance.
NRCS will take a look at the applications and rank them according to local resource concerns, the amount of conservation benefits the work will provide and the needs of applicants. View Application Ranking Dates by State.
If you’re selected, you can choose whether to sign the contract for the work to be done.
Once you sign the contract, you’ll be provided standards and specifications for completing the practice or practices, and then you will have a specified amount of time to implement. Once the work is implemented and inspected, you’ll be paid the rate of compensation for the work if it meets NRCS standards and specifications.