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Drain Modification simulates the hydrology of poorly drained, high water table soils on an hour-by-hour, day-by-day basis for long periods of climatological record (e.g. 40 years). The model predicts the effects of drainage and associated water management practices.
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Dry Hydrant (No.) (432).
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces (Sq. Ft.) (373).
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Dust Management for Pen Surfaces (Ac.) (375).
Through the Science of Soil Health initiative, cooperators are collecting dynamic soil properties (DSPs). A common set of soil health metrics will be collected across regions and soils and linking the information gathered to soil survey DSP databases and products.
This guide is designed for soil survey, vegetation, and ecological site or unit inventory work to help soil scientists and other inventory specialists collect interpretable data about dynamic soil properties within the human time scale.
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Early Successional Habitat Development/Management (Ac.) (647).
Ecological Sciences and Conservation Planning
The Electronic Directives System (eDirectives) contains the written policies and procedures used by NRCS employees to provide information and services to customers and partners to meet the diverse needs of people, farm production, programs, and resource needs of the public served by the USDA.
The EFH-2 software implements procedures outlined in Title 210, National Engineering Handbook 650 - Engineering Field Handbook, Chapter 2 (EFH-2), "Estimating Runoff Volume and Peak Discharge".
The EFH-2 software implements procedures outlined in Title 210, National Engineering Handbook 650 - Engineering Field Handbook, Chapter 2 (EFH-2), "Estimating Runoff Volume and Peak Discharge".
The following entities are among those partners currently capable of holding ACEP Agricultural Land Easements in Montana.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides resources available to farming operations who are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click below for information, maps and resources about emergency animal mortality in Delaware and Maryland.
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Emergency Animal Mortality Management (No.) (368).
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation (No.) (374).
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for
Energy Efficient Building Envelope (No.) (672).
Download the national conservation practice standard document and supporting documents for Energy Efficient Lighting System (No.) (670).
Engineering Field Tools - this installation includes the EFT Framework, Surveying Engineering Tool (SET), Waterway Design Tool (WDT), Terrace Design Tool (TDT), and Hydraulic Formulas.
The NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval authority.
Engineering has played an essential part in meeting NRCS' mission objectives.
