For over 65 years, conservation districts have worked in partnership with state and federal agencies and private organizations to deliver conservation assistance to private landowners nationwide. There are nearly 3, conservation districts - one in almost every county. Now expanded to serve all the conservation needs of our nation, districts educate and help local citizens conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and other resources.
Learn More ». If you want to learn more about federal land grants in California , tree farm grants in Maine , wetlands preservation programs in Mississippi or any other opportunities for rural property owners, follow the links on this page to browse the rest of Land Conservation Assistance Network. We host a growing library of links to federal and state grant opportunities for land owners, as well as a national directory of professionals who know how to help you begin the application process.
To learn more about the various programs available at the state level, the Land Conservation Assistance Network can connect you with tools, advisors and other professional assistance in your area. We maintain online conservation centers serving Arkansas , California , Colorado , Idaho , Louisiana , Maine and Mississippi , as well as a dedicated resource for property owners in the greater Houston area.
Our mission is to provide web-based tools for property owners and others interested in conservation issues. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy. Toggle navigation. Enhancing wildlife habitat on agricultural land—for example, by providing nesting material for migratory birds—can help increase wildlife populations.
USDA's conservation programs help agricultural producers improve their environmental performance with respect to soil health, water quality, air quality, wildlife habitat, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Programs that provide financial assistance to farmers who adopt, install, or maintain conservation practices on land in production, particularly EQIP and CSP, are often collectively referred to as "working land programs. ACEP can help preserve working agricultural land that would otherwise be developed.
Some CRP continuous signup practices e. RCPP can fund a wide range of practices, including land retirement, easements, and conservation practices on working lands.
ERS tracks conservation program levels and analyzes trends in support for the different types of conservation assistance programs. Between and , real inflation-adjusted conservation spending grew by roughly 50 percent. Although most conservation programs receive "mandatory" funding, the funding levels are not guaranteed and could be revised in future years.
Embed this chart Download higher resolution chart pixels by , dpi. Changes in major conservation program funding under the Farm Act will effectively halt the shift toward increasing the share of conservation funding for working land programs that began with the Act and continued under the and Farm Acts.
While the proportion of funding devoted to working land programs has increased under every farm bill since , the size of the shift has declined in each subsequent farm act. Under the Farm Act, working land program funding accounted for a majority 53 percent of major conservation program funding for the first time.
Under the Farm Act, spending for working land programs will again account for about 53 percent of the five largest programs. While overall conservation funding is roughly equal to baseline levels for FYFY, the Act shifts funding among programs.
The acreage enrollment cap in the Conservation Stewardship Program CSP is replaced with a funding cap that implies lower spending in the future.
Contracts signed under the acreage-limited CSP will continue; contracts that expire before December 31, can be renewed. Although RCPP funding rises, the Farm Act eliminates the requirement that 7 percent of funds from "covered programs" e. Under the new act, RCPP will function as a standalone program, rather than through covered programs. Conservation Compliance makes soil and wetland conservation conditions of eligibility for most USDA farm program benefits.
Compliance, which explicitly links environmental and farm income objectives, can leverage farm program payments for environmental gain, but may not reach every producer not all farmers receive income support or other payments.
Under highly erodible land conservation provisions often referred to as "sodbuster" , farmers who crop highly erodible land must apply an approved soil conservation system or risk becoming ineligible for nearly all agriculture-related farm program benefits, including farm commodity programs, crop insurance premium subsidies, conservation programs, disaster assistance, farm loan programs, and other benefits.
Under wetland conservation provisions often referred to as "swampbuster" , producers must refrain from draining wetlands or face the loss of farm program benefits. For producers who choose to till native sod that has not been previously tilled whether or not it is highly erodible land , the "sodsaver" provision reduces crop insurance premium subsidies and limits the yield or revenue guarantee available during the first 4 years of crop production.
There are also imitations that apply to noninsured crop disaster assistance. Unlike sodbuster or sodsaver, these limitations apply only on the land that has been converted from native sod to crop production. As farm programs evolve over time, the nature and size of the compliance incentive may also change, possibly affecting compliance incentives.
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