News Feature                                                            1/12/2009

Cooperative Conservation: Helping People Help the Land

Partnerships expand the reach and depth of conservation on the land. Individually the federal, state, and nonprofit groups that comprise our conservation partnerships have a diversity of expertise in discipline, location/area, and focus. As partners in conservation, these groups share their unique areas of expertise and conservation work to put more conservation on the land.

Types of Partners

Conservation districts, Local communities, State and federal agencies, NRCS Earth Team volunteers, Agricultural and environmental groups, Conservation Districts Employees, Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils, Universities, Conservation organizations, Agribusiness and Sportsman Groups.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the federal agency that works hand-in-hand with the American people to conserve natural resources on private lands. Since 1935, the NRCS (originally called the Soil Conservation Service) has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.

NRCS employees provide technical assistance based on sound science and suited to a customer's specific needs. We provide financial assistance for many conservation activities. Participation in our programs is voluntary.
 

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