Louisiana NRCS Programs

NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters. Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.

Conservation Technical Assistance Programs

• Conservation Reserve Program (USDA Farm Service Agency)
• Conservation Technical Assistance
• Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
• Locally Led Conservation
• Louisiana State Technical Committee
• Master Farmer Program for Louisiana

Environmental Improvement Programs

• Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - New FY 2013 Information
• LA CREP II - Louisiana Coastal Prairie Region
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

Special Initiatives

• Longleaf Pine Initiative (LLPI)
• Louisiana Native Plant Initiative (LNPI)
• Gulf of Mexico Initiative (GoMI)
• Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI)
• Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI)
  • 2012 MRBI WREP Batture Lands Project
• National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
• Organic Initiative (OI)
• Working Lands for Wildlife (WLfW)

Stewardship Programs

• Conservation Security Program (CSP)
• Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Easement Programs

• Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program
• Farm and Ranch lands Protection Program (FRPP)
• Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
• Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)
• Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

Water Resources

• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
• Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program
• Recovery Act - Watershed Operation
• Recovery Act - Watershed Projects
• Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO)
  • Watershed Surveys and Planning
  • Watershed Operations
  • Watershed Rehabilitation

Technical Processes, Tools, and Other Technical Resources

• Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Self-Determination Tool for FY 2005
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Documents
• Plant Materials Program
• Rapid Watershed Assessment (RWA)

Resource Inventory and Assessment

• Louisiana Soils Program
• National Resources Inventory
• Plant Materials Program

Last Modified: 11/06/2012

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