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Conservation Security Program (CSP)
CSP is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance
to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant
and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working
lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved
pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of
an agriculture operation. The program provides equitable access
to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced,
or geographic location.
Farmers in one Georgia watershed are eligible to apply for the
Conservation Security Program in 2008. The watershed is the Broad River
Watershed in North Georgia. Sign-up begins April 18 and ends May 16, 2008.
![Map of Broad River Watershed](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116040038im_/http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/Broadrivercsp.JPG) |
April 15 - Elbert County
April 17 - Oglethorpe County
April 22 - Franklin County
April 24 - Banks County
Click here to read the news release announcing
the meeting dates. (32.3 KB)
Click here to read and download a fact sheet on
the program complete with meeting dates, times,
locations and contacts. (262 KB)
Click here for a more detailed map of the Broad
River Watershed (184 KB)
Click here for a detailed fact sheet on the
Broad River Watershed (436 KB)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has
announced the 2008 sign-up date for the Broad
River Watershed.
Counties included are: Banks,
Stephens, Oglethorpe, Clarke, Habersham,
Madison, Elbert, Wilkes, Lincoln, Hart, and
Franklin. Some counties only have partial
acreage in the watershed area.
Information meetings will be held in the
Broad River Watershed area. Check back to
see dates, locations, and times. More
detailed information will be available on the
web site soon.
Click here to read the national news release
Click here to read the announcement in the
Federal Register. (Note that the date is
incorrect in the Federal Register. It will be
updated soon.)
Click here to download a copy of the CSP
Self-Assessment Work Book to see if you qualify
for the program. |
How Do I get Started?
1. All producers must complete a self-assessment to determine their
eligibility. Workbooks are available at the local NRCS offices in the watershed
and also available online. By going through the workbook, producers will get a
good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP at this time. If you are
not eligible for CSP, you may be eligible for other conservation programs such as the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the
Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program, the
Wetlands Reserve
Program, etc.
Producers who may not be eligible can find out about
programs that can help them achieve a higher level of conservation so that they
may apply for CSP in the future.
To complete the Self-Assessment on-line, go to
CSP Self-Assessment.
The workbook will help you:
1. Determine if you meet the basic eligibility requirements,
2. Document
your stewardship work--including conservation
practices, and
3. Prepare a
benchmark inventory documenting conservation
treatments you have implemented.
The workbook is also available for downloading.
2. Next, you will submit the completed workbook and
CSP
application to the Service Center when the program is announced.
You
may want to meet with NRCS personnel to provide any additional information that
may be needed. Personnel Directory
3. You must also have a USDA identification number which you
can get from the local NRCS office.
Conservation Security Program Watersheds in Georgia
These documents require Adobe
Acrobat.
CSP2006
new practices.pdf (11 KB)
CSP2006 enhancement
narrative.pdf
(60 KB)
Georgia
News Release Announcing Sign-up (123 KB)
National
News Release Announcing Sign-up
(105 KB)
2005
Initial Questionnaire (69 KB)
2005
List of Information Needed (99 KB)
2005
Water Quality Checklist (27 KB)
2005
Pastureland Criteria Checklist (13 KB)
2005
Enhancements Cost List (74 KB)
2005
Stewardship Payments (44 KB)
2005
Categories (128 KB)
2005
Conservation Security Program Maps and Fact Sheets
2005
Georgia CSP Watersheds Map (124 KB)
Ichawaynochaway
Watershed Fact Sheet (200 KB)
Ichawaynochaway
Watershed Map (529 KB)
Kinchafoonee-Muckalee
Watershed Fact Sheet (135 KB)
Kinchafoonee-Muckalee
Watershed Map (538 KB)
Middle
Flint Watershed Fact Sheet (138 KB)
Middle
Flint Watershed Map (441 KB)
Upper
Ochlockonee Watershed Fact Sheet (182 KB)
Upper
Ochlockonee Watershed Map (427 KB)
Little Watershed Map
(110 KB)
Little Watershed State Map
(132 KB)
Little Watershed Detail Map
(78 KB)
CSP Brochures
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