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2008 Conservation Security ProgramUpdated 06/23/2008 A sign-up for the Conservation Security Program (CSP) will be held April 18 to May 16, 2008 for producers in the Lower Snake-Tucannon watershed in southeast Washington, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced today. NRCS estimates some 500 farms, covering more than 600,000 acres are within that watershed, which covers parts of Walla Walla, Asotin, Garfield, Columbia and Whitman counties. CSP is a voluntary conservation program that supports ongoing stewardship of private, agricultural working lands and rewards those producers who are meeting the highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their operations. The sign-up announcement and specific program requirements are being published in the Federal Register. In addition, NRCS will be conducting meetings in the watershed to provide additional information and answer questions about the program. The times, dates and locations of meetings will be posted, on this webpage, as soon as those meetings are scheduled, and producers can check their local NRCS offices for meeting information, as well. Payments can include three components: 1) an annual stewardship component for the base level of conservation treatment; 2) an annual component for maintenance of existing conservation practices; and 3) an enhancement component for exceptional conservation effort. Enhancement activities could include limited pesticide applications, renewable energy generation, and widening existing riparian forest buffers for restoring critical stream habitat.
Lower Snake- -Tucannon Watershed CSP Sign-up Information
General information and descriptions of the Lower Snake-Tucannon watershed. CSP public meeting dates, times, and locations.
The following documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader or
Microsoft Excel. To apply for CSP, NRCS asks potential participants to complete a CSP self-assessment workbook – available on the web or from local NRCS offices – to find out if their operation meets the requirements of the program and qualifies for program participation. The self-assessment process is completed using a self-screening questionnaire for each land use to be enrolled. When this process is completed, the producer submits the CSP workbook to the local NRCS office during the sign-up period and meets with NRCS personnel to go over any additional needed documentation. NRCS will then determine if eligibility requirements are met and provide options for the producer’s decision on enrollment category placement.
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Get Ready. Get Set. & Get in CSP!Conservation Security Program (CSP) brochure Tips to help
Washington’s agricultural producers...>
The
Conservation Security Program is the first program to reward farmers who
have adopted good conservation practices, and it provides substantial
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Programa de Seguridad para la Conservación
(CSP en inglés) Programa de Seguridad para la Conservación (CSP en inglés) (PDF; 379 KB) |
Link
for additional Spanish program information at NRCS.
2002 Farm Bill Programas de Conservación (en español)
Contact:
csphelp@wa.usda.gov for
questions regarding the Washington State Conservation Security Program or:
Dave Brown
Asst. State Conservationist for Programs
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
316 W. Boone Ave Suite 450
Spokane, WA 99201
509.323.2971
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