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About Louisiana NRCS--Helping
People Help the Land
Welcome to the NRCS in Louisiana. Sometimes defining what a federal agency
does for the public can be confusing, and rarely does one word sum it all up.
So, when someone asks us, “What can the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
do for me”, we want to provide a clear and concise message so that you know
exactly what services we offer you. What can the NRCS do for you? We help you
help the land, which is our mission, “Helping People Help the Land”.
How do we do that exactly? We help you help the land by providing you, our
customers and partners, technical and financial assistance, which we offer
through five business lines. The first business line is “conservation planning
and technical consultation”. We provide technical consultation and planning
assistance to help you make beneficial decisions about natural resource
management. Our second business line is “conservation implementation”. We help
you install conservation practices and systems that meet established technical
standards and specifications. The third business line is “natural resource
inventory and assessment”. By collecting, analyzing and providing you with
natural resource data, we help you to establish the best conservation plans and
resource-use decisions for all landscapes. Fourth is, “natural resource
technology transfer”. We develop and distribute a wide array of technology
pertaining to resource assessment, conservation planning, and conservation
system installation and evaluation. This also includes training, and
certification in standards and procedures. The last of the five business lines
is “financial assistance”. The NRCS provides financial assistance to encourage
the adoption of beneficial land-treatment practices that conserve and protect
our nation’s valuable natural resources.
Financial assistance is awarded to those who voluntarily enter into contracts,
easements and agreements to conserve natural resources. Financial assistance is
provided through cost-share/ incentives, easements, grants and stewardship
payments. So, what can the NRCS do for you? We help you help the land. It’s that
simple. By providing technical and financial assistance through our five
business lines, we will help you help the land.
To find our more about the NRCS in Louisiana and what we can do for you, please
checkout the rest of our website or visit NRCS Headquarters.
Kevin Norton, State
Conservationist
Natural Resource Conservation Service
3737 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
Phone: 318-473-7751
NRCS
Louisiana NRCS
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