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Sign up for USDA Conservation Programs in Rhode Island

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Collage of ag operations in Rhode Island - forestry, small-scale vegetables in high tunnel, beef cattle, oysters, poultry, and wildlife habitat.

NRCS encourages Rhode Island farmers, livestock producers, woodland owners, small-scale growers, and oyster growers to call or visit us to see how we can help you enhance your ag operation through conservation practices.

Are you an RI Farmer or Woodland Owner?

Do you want to

  • Improve your Farm or Forest Health?
  • Have Cleaner Air and Water?
  • Conserve your Soil & Water?
  • Improve Wildlife Habitat on your Land?
  • Improve your Animal Waste Management?
  • Conserve your land through a Conservation Easement?

Conservation practices and activities can provide you with significant benefits – improved forest and soil health, water quality, air quality, pollinator and wildlife habitat; wildfire mitigation; and improved energy and irrigation efficiency.

We offer a variety of practices and activities like cover crops, high tunnels, tree planting, composting facilities, pasture and hay planting, oyster reef restoration, wildlife habitat planting, animal waste management, efficient irrigation systems, wetland restoration, and farmland conservation through our Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

Visit www.RI.nrcs.usda.gov or call your local NRCS Field Office or Conservation District Office for more information: 

  • Rhode Island State Office: 401-828-1300, ri-nrcs-publicinfo@usda.gov
  • Eastern Rhode Island – Serving Bristol & Newport counties
    • NRCS Field Office: 401-786-1389
    • Conservation District Office: 401-934-0842
  • Northern Rhode Island – Serving Providence county
    • NRCS Field Office: 401-822-8835
    • Conservation District Office: 401-934-0840
  • Southern Rhode Island – Serving Kent & Washington counties
    • NRCS Field Office: 401-822-8837
    • Conservation District Office: 401-661-5761

Funding is provided through a competitive process. NRCS accepts applications for conservation programs year-round but sets state-specific ranking dates to evaluate applications for funding. Application cutoff periods allow NRCS to screen and rank applications for those with the highest conservation benefits across Rhode Island’s landscapes, including cropland, pastureland, and private non-industrial forestlands.

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Additional Information

Agricultural Management Assistance - Rhode Island

The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices. 

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Conservation Stewardship Program - Rhode Island

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation. 

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program - Rhode Island

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides financial and technical assistance to Rhode Island farmers, woodland owners, oyster growers, livestock producers, and urban growers to address natural resource concerns in the Ocean State.

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Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Rhode Island

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) helps landowners, land trusts, tribes, and other entities to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands, grasslands, and working farms and ranches through conservation easements.

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