Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) in New Jersey
In February 2005 NRCS announced a new comprehensive policy for operating the Conservation
Technical Assistance Program (CTA). CTA is the foundation of the on-the-ground conservation assistance
that NRCS provides to customers. Through CTA, NRCS helps
people voluntarily conserve, improve and sustain natural resources on their
land. The new CTA policy establishes national priorities
for the program that focus on helping producers comply more easily with
environmental regulatory burdens.
Conservation Plan - A Basic Tool for Landowners
Most of the assistance NRCS provides is accomplished
through the Conservation Technical Assistance Program (CTA). When we’re working
with landowners, we usually provide planning assistance through the development
of a Conservation Plan. After soil, water, air, plant and animal resources on
the property are inventoried and evaluated, the NRCS Soil Conservationist will
review several alternatives for the landowner's consideration. The alternatives
the landowner chooses to implement are recorded in the conservation plan. This
written plan
becomes a primary tool for better management of the natural resources on the
property and can be used to direct the landowner to available programs, such as the Farm
Bill Programs, designed to help implement conservation on private lands.
These documents are available in
Adobe Acrobat
format.
What
is a Conservation Plan? (162kb)
¿Qué
es un Plan de Conservación? (211kb)
USDA
Announces New Conservation Technical Assistance Policy (45kb)
NRCS administers an array of conservation programs
that may be utilized to help you implement your conservation plan.
Contact:
Janice Reid, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, 732-537-6042
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Last Modified:
May 27, 2008
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