Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture

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Water Quantity in the West Listening Session

NRCS is hosting a listening session starting December 17th to get public input on water quantity in the west.

USDA Engages Public for Input on Water Quantity in the West

What's Happening on America's Lands, Soils, and Waters?

The National Resources Inventory (NRI) collects data on natural resources, soil and water conservation practices, irrigation, and many other farming practices.

2017 Land Uses map from the 2017 NRI Release

Determining How Effective NRCS Conservation Practices are at Protecting Wetlands

The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation focuses on Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Wetlands studies.

Kulm Wetland Management District in the Prairie Pothole Region (photo by Krista Lundgren, USFWS).

USDA Announces Updated Conservation Practice Standards

USDA today completed and published updates to its set of National Conservation Practice Standards, which include 58 standards that have been updated or revised since August.