Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture

Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements

USDA is investing $12 million in partnerships to support producers and increase conservation on grazing lands

New Partnership in Wyoming Rewards Landowners for Stewarding Wildlife Habitat

A recent habitat lease option compensates landowners across six counties, for maintaining wildlife and migratory big game habitat on their working lands.

Photo of two elk standing in a line, undergrowth atop a hill. The forward one is looking behind itself; the rear one is apparently grazing.

USDA Increases Funding for Partnerships to Restore Wetland Ecosystems

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $20 million in fiscal year 2023 to help conservation partners protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP).

NRCS Climate Change Adaptation Plan

The plan evaluates seven vulnerabilities to NRCS’s mission, operation and infrastructure that may be affected by climate change and prioritizes key actions to address these vulnerabilities.