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Virginia NRCS Programs
(this page was last changed on 11/06/2008)

CRP, CREP, CSP, EQIP, FRPP, GRP, RC&D, Watershed Programs, WHIP, WRP

USDA Program Eligibility Matrices

Conservation Compliance (for more info on compliance, visit the national programs page)

The following documents requires Adobe Acrobat

CPA-18 Form (pdf, 61KB)
Wetland Determination Worksheet (pdf, 45KB)
NRCS Wetland Responsibility Areas (pdf,406KB)
Steps and Procedures to Follow for Appeals and/or Mediation (pdf,24KB)

Conservation Reserve Program - CRP

Conservation Reserve Program General Information

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat

Dept. of Foresty/NRCS Process List (pdf, 21KB)
CP-2 Establishment of Permanent Native Grasses (pdf, 74KB)
CP1-Establishment of Permanent Introduced Grasses and Legumes (pdf, 7KB)
CP3-Tree Planting (pdf, 7KB)
CP3A-Hardwood Tree Planting (pdf, 6KB)
CP4B-Permanent Wildlife Habitat (Corridors) (pdf, 8KB)
CP4D-Permanent Wildlife Habitat (Noneasement) (pdf, 9KB)
CP10-Vegetative Cover-grass already established (pdf, 8KB)
CP11-Vegetative Cover-trees already established (pdf, 6KB)
CP-29 Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Habitat Buffer (pdf, 107KB)
Job Sheet-Establishment of Native Warm Season Grasses and Forbes (pdf, 19KB)

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program - CREP

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Excel.

CREP 2007 Fact Sheet (pdf, 164kB)
CREP Buffer Width Guidance (pdf, 45KB)
CREP Excel Worksheet  (xls, 300KB)

CREP Practice List
CREP Program Guidance
CREP Streams for Shrub Plantings
CREP List of Recommended Plant Materials

Conservation Security Program - CSP

CSP will help owners and operators of agricultural lands maintain conservation stewardship and implement and maintain additional needed conservation practices. The conservation benefits gained will keep farms more sustainable and profitable and increase the benefits provided to all Americans through improved natural resources.  Find out more about the Conservation Security Program by clicking on the links below:

Conservation Security Program - Virginia's Program
Conservation Security Program General Information - National Site

Environmental Quality Incentives Program - EQIP

EQIP Page for Virginia - Documents, Procedures, Information
Environmental Quality Incentives Program General Information - National Site
Small Scale Farm Initiative

Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP)

Farm and Ranchland Protection Program General Information

The following documents requires Word or Adobe Acrobat

Virginia Ranking Evaluation (doc, 36 KB)

 Sample Easement 1 (doc, 104 KB)

Sample Easement 2 (doc, 78 KB)

Virginia Important Farmlands Maps (pdf, 50 MB)

Announcement of Program Funding (pdf, )

Contact Person: Barry Harris (804) 287-1658 or email
                        1606 Santa Rosa Road
                        Richmond, VA 23229

Grassland Reserve Program

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat

GRP Final Rule - Federal Register March 6,2006

Grassland Reserve Program General Information

Contact Person: Barry Harris (804) 287-1658 or email
                        1606 Santa Rosa Road
                        Richmond, VA 23229

Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)

Virginia's RC&D Program

Watershed Programs

Virginia Watershed Programs
Emergency Watershed Program General Information

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat FormatEmergency Recovery Plan
Adobe Acrobat FormatPohick Creek Dam No. 3 (Woodglen Lake) Plan (4573 KB)
Adobe Acrobat FormatPohick Creek Site 4 (Royal Lake) Rehabilitation Plan
Adobe Acrobat FormatDraft Plan & Environmental Assessment: North Fork Powell River Watershed (4,905 KB)

Contact Person: Wade Biddix (804) 287-1675 or email
                        1606 Santa Rosa Road
                        Richmond VA 23229

Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program - WHIP

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program General Information
WHIP Eligibility Matrix

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat FormatWHIP: National Manual, November 2006
Adobe Acrobat FormatVirginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Environmental Evaluation Form
Adobe Acrobat FormatWHIP - State Plan
Adobe Acrobat FormatPreliminary Wildlife Habitat Development Plan (WHDP)
Adobe Acrobat FormatApproved Practice List
Adobe Acrobat Format643 Restoration & Management of Rare & Declining Habitats Eastern Shore Tree/Shrub Migratory Bird Habitat Virginia Conservation Practice Job Sheet

FY 2008 Priority Ranking Tool Summaries

Adobe Acrobat FormatDeclining Priority Habitat
Adobe Acrobat FormatEastern Shore Priority Habitat
Adobe Acrobat FormatFish Passage
Adobe Acrobat FormatInvasive Species OR General Wildlife Habitat
Adobe Acrobat FormatOak Habitat Restoration
Adobe Acrobat FormatStream or Estuarine Habitat


Wetland Reserve Program - WRP

Adobe Acrobat FormatCertificate of Inspection and Possession
Adobe Acrobat FormatSample Wetland Map

Wetland Reserve Program General Information

Contact Person: Barry Harris (804) 287-1658 or email
                        1606 Santa Rosa Road
                        Richmond, VA 23229