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Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Conservation Basics
Conserving our natural resources is a vital part of creating and maintaining healthy ecosystems on our nation’s lands.

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Soil Science

NRCS delivers science-based soil information to help farmers, ranchers, foresters, and other land managers effectively manage, conserve, and appraise their most valuable investment — the soil.
Getting Assistance
For 90 years, we’ve helped America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners conserve our nation’s resources through our voluntary programs and science-based solutions.

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Conservation Technical Assistance

Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for conservation on their operation.

Conservation Concerns Tool

Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact your ag operation (farmers.gov).

Engineering

NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval authority.

Technical Service Providers

Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
Featured

Conservation Technical Assistance

Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) provides our nation’s farmers, ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future.
State Offices
Explore State-specific resources, updates, and contact information to support your conservation efforts.

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Programs & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.

View All Programs & Initiatives
Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns.

Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation programs.

Conservation Innovation Grants

Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and technologies.

Conservation Stewardship Program

Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next level.

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program

Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands for recreation.

Agricultural Management Assistance

Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.

Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for agricultural producers.

Conservation Reserve Program

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.
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Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land.
Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants, and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.

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Field Office Technical Guides

Conservation Practice Standards

How to Get a DUNS Number

National Soil Survey Handbook

Keys to Soil Taxonomy

Soil Survey Manual

Soil Taxonomy

Technical Soil Services Handbook

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Featured

Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)

Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources.
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Welcome to the NRCS newsroom! Here you’ll find the latest information on USDA’s conservation agency, including news releases, feature stories, downloadable media files and more.

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  USDA is investing more than $8 million for five new projects through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Program and $32 million for 24 existing three-year-long projects.
  
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  USDA Announces Forest Health Resilience Projects to Improve Timbe...
  
  Read more
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  Hear from a Conservation Innovation Grants project focused on using AI to forecast evapotranspiration and rainfall.
  
  Featured
  
  Conservation Innovation Grants AI Webinar
  
  Jul 31, 2025
  
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Conservation Basics
Conserving our natural resources is a vital part of creating and maintaining healthy ecosystems on our nation’s lands.

View All Conservation Basics
Soil

Water

Plants

Animals

Land

Air

Energy

Wildlife Habitat

Invasive Species and Pests

View All Natural Resource Concerns
Featured

Soil Science

NRCS delivers science-based soil information to help farmers, ranchers, foresters, and other land managers effectively manage, conserve, and appraise their most valuable investment — the soil.
Getting Assistance
For 90 years, we’ve helped America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners conserve our nation’s resources through our voluntary programs and science-based solutions.

View All Getting Assistance
Conservation Technical Assistance

Helps producers identify conservation objectives and a roadmap for conservation on their operation.

Conservation Concerns Tool

Use this tool to learn about natural resource concerns that may impact your ag operation (farmers.gov).

Engineering

NRCS applies sound engineering tools and principles to plan, design, and implement conservation practices and systems through delegated approval authority.

Technical Service Providers

Technical service providers offer planning, design, and implementation services to agricultural producers on behalf of NRCS.
Featured

Conservation Technical Assistance

Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) provides our nation’s farmers, ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future.
State Offices
Explore State-specific resources, updates, and contact information to support your conservation efforts.

View All State Offices
Programs & Initiatives
Our natural resource conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damage caused by floods and other natural disasters.

View All Programs & Initiatives
Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Provides assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns.

Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Brings together partners to expand the reach of NRCS conservation programs.

Conservation Innovation Grants

Brings together partners to innovate on conservation approaches and technologies.

Conservation Stewardship Program

Helps agricultural producers take their conservation efforts to the next level.

Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program

Helps state and tribal governments improve public access to private lands for recreation.

Agricultural Management Assistance

Helps agricultural producers manage financial risk through diversification, marketing or natural resource conservation practices.

Wetland Mitigation Banking Program

Offers competitive grants to support wetland mitigation bank for agricultural producers.

Conservation Reserve Program

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides a yearly rental payment to farmers who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.
Featured

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land.
Resources
The technical resources and references NRCS provides uses science-based technology to aid conservation planning and benefit soil, water, air, plants, and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems.

View All Resources
Field Office Technical Guides

Conservation Practice Standards

How to Get a DUNS Number

National Soil Survey Handbook

Keys to Soil Taxonomy

Soil Survey Manual

Soil Taxonomy

Technical Soil Services Handbook

View All Guides and Instructions
Featured

Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)

Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources.
News & Events
Welcome to the NRCS newsroom! Here you’ll find the latest information on USDA’s conservation agency, including news releases, feature stories, downloadable media files and more.

View All News & Events
- News
  View All News
  USDA is investing more than $8 million for five new projects through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Program and $32 million for 24 existing three-year-long projects.
  
  Featured
  
  USDA Announces Forest Health Resilience Projects to Improve Timbe...
  
  Read more
- Events
  View All Events
  Hear from a Conservation Innovation Grants project focused on using AI to forecast evapotranspiration and rainfall.
  
  Featured
  
  Conservation Innovation Grants AI Webinar
  
  Jul 31, 2025
  
  Read more

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FY2025 Meeting Presentations

November 12, 2024

pollinators

November 12, 2024

Q1 12 Nov 2024 STAC Mtg Minutes.pdf (755.77 KB)

Q1 12 Nov 2024 STAC Mtg Minutes.pdf (755.77 KB)

Q1 12 Nov 2024 Presentation - Programs Update (Garrett Morris).pdf (399.61 KB)

Q1 12 Nov 2024 Presentation - Agroforestry Opportunities for TN (Wynn Miller).pdf (3.52 MB)

PPT - TSPs and Conservation Activities (ECS-ENG Joint Presentation).pdf (2.76 MB)

Skidder Bridges (Tri-Fold, bleed) (2019).pdf (3.83 MB)

February 12, 2025

high tunnel

February 12, 2025

Q2 11 Feb 2025 Presentation - Intro to Urban Conservationist and some former work from CA.pdf (868.21 KB)

Q2 11 Feb 2025 Presentation - Programs Update (Garrett Morris).pdf (296.29 KB)

flower

May 13, 2025

TNSTACPROGRAMS UPDATE_5132025.pdf (1.15 MB)

Ortiz, Linda_STAC 5.13.25.pdf (1.54 MB)

FY2024 Meeting Presentations

February 13, 2024

Tennessee

February 13, 2024

February 2024 STAC-ACEP slides (997.44 KB)

STACC 2123024 (4.1 MB)

Agroforestry (12.27 MB)

CPS Adoption (1.6 MB)

FY2023 Meeting Presentations

February 14, 2023

PP Dam

February 14, 2023

FY2023 First Quarter

TNSTC CSAF Mitigation Activities Feb 14 2023 (340.23 KB)

TNSTC Hoskins Program ACEP Feb14 (1.95 MB)

TNSTC MTSU Presentation Feb 14 2023 (340.23 KB)

TNSTC State Outreach Feb14 (2.21 MB)

TNSTC EPA NASDA Farmer to Farmer Presentation Feb 14 (553.12 KB)

TNSTC QF Presentation Feb 14 2023 (8.83 MB)

TNSTC Programs Presentation February 14 (1.95 MB)

TNSTC STAC Presentation Feb 14 2023 (193.92 KB)

tree planting

May 9, 2023

FY2023 Second Quater

TNSTC TennGreen Presentation May 9 2023 (4.85 MB)

TNSTC Farm Service Agency Presentation May 9 2023 (615.9 KB)

TNSTC Programs Presentation May 9 2023 (2.38 MB)

NRCS Outreach Trailer

August 8, 2023

10 Years of Soil Health.08.08.2023.pdf (7.24 MB)

Farm Service Agency PP_TNSTC Meeting_August 8 2023.pdf (625.85 KB)

PFW Presention_Wildlife SubCommittee.08.08.2023.pdf (966.9 KB)

Cumberland Plateau Strategic Planning_STAC 8.8.23.pdf (2.93 MB)

FY 2022 Meeting Presentations

Ridges to Rivers

May 10, 2022

Third Quarter

TNSTC_Presentation_Dose_Honicker_May 10 2022 (959.9 KB)

Farm Service Agency Presentation May 10, 2022 (639.28 KB)

Andrew Muhammad_May 10 2022 (2.13 MB)

TNSTC MTSU Presentation May10, 2022 (5.24 MB)

TNSTC_Presentation_Dose_Honicker_May 10 2022 (959.9 KB)

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