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Publications
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Acrobat reader
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
(34 KB):
a two-page flyer explaining how CREP works, eligible practices, how to
participate, and participating counties.
A Landowner’s Guide to
Conservation Buffer Incentive Programs In Pennsylvania (166 KB):
a compilation of the major federal, state and private voluntary conservation
programs that provide financial incentives to private landowners for the
installation of conservation buffers in Pennsylvania. This guide provides a
brief description of each major program and tells you where you can go for more
information.
Conservation Resources
(256 KB): a booklet
explaining the USDA and partner conservation programs.
Native Warm Season Grasses
(4,874 KB):
a colorful brochure with plenty of pictures. Provides identification tips
and explains the benefits of warm season grasses.
Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Program (360 KB) -- Start to Finish -- What You Need to Know: a
flyer explaining the eligibility requirements, landowner/tenant
responsibilities, establishment of conservation practices, maintenance of
conservation cover, and more.
Warm Season Grasses
(49 KB): a
pamphlet explaining the techniques and management practices for warm season
grasses, which provides forages for grazing livestock through the summer slump
months when cool season grasses go dormant or slow their growth.
Erratum to Warm Season Grasses (13.23 KB): revisions to pamphlet
above.
Land, Water, and People (2000)
(1,181 KB): this
colorful brochure discusses conservation benefits and successes provided by the
Natural Resources Conservation Service for the year 2000.
A
Conservation Catalog: a catalog identifying
conservation practices which assist the farmer in caring for the land while
maintaining economic viability and protecting farming as a way of life.
Backyard
Conservation: a publication filled with techniques, tips and
fabulous pictures explaining how you can apply conservation plans to your own
backyard. Also available are Backyard Conservation tip
sheets providing detailed information on 10 conservation practices you
could try in your yard.
Other USDA publications are available from
LANDCARE. < Back to PA NRCS Home Page
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