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Wisconsin NRCS Partnerships


Earth Team Volunteer Program

You can make a difference!  Join the 32,000 Earth Team members across the United States working to improve our environment.

As a member, you could gain professional experience, discover a lifetime career, receive training, earn academic credit, work on conservation activities in your community, and help conserve natural resources for future generations.

Volunteer for the Earth Team today!


Internships

NRCS partners with high school and college students to let them work and gain experience in conservation. 

Internships are open to high school seniors, freshman, sophomore and junior university and college students (full or part time) in any field of study. Past interns have majored in Environmental Science, Agronomy, Natural Resources, Geology, Biology, Chemistry and Communications.  Find out more about what internships are available.


Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)

Mission: to provide leadership to improve Wisconsin’s economy while conserving the resources.

Wisconsin has seven RC&D areas, covering all 72 counties. RC&D works like a spark plug - a catalyst - to stir up new opportunities, link people together, and help promote economic develop while protecting the natural resources our livelihoods depend on.  RC&D is a USDA program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Learn more about the RC&D Program and the location of RC&D offices.


Technical Service Providers (TSP)

Wisconsin's Technical Service Providers are professionals that help provide technical assistance to landowners and farmers under one of the 2002 Farm Bill conservation programs.  NRCS staff, partner agencies, non-profit organizations, as well as private contractors and businesses may be certified to provide technical assistance through NRCS. 

Find out more about this new way that TSP can assist in carrying-out NRCS programs.


Tribal Conservation Advisory Council

The Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC) was organized to identify tribal conservation issues and to advise the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service on more effective ways to deliver USDA programs and assist the Indian Nations of Wisconsin.  More about the Council.

Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association (WLWCA)

The Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association, Inc.  is a nonprofit organization representing Wisconsin’s County Board Land Conservation Committees and Departments. WLWCA assists LCCs and LCDs with their work to protect and sustain Wisconsin’s natural resources through education and governmental interaction.”