Ohio NRCS Conservation Programs

NRCS' 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.  NRCS provides funding opportunities for agricultural producers and other landowners through these programs.  Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.
 

Ohio Announcements

No announcements at this time.

How To Get Started

• Applying for Conservation Programs - A Roadmap
• How to Get an USDA User ID and Password - eAuthentication
• DUNS and SAMS Factsheet

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Conservation Technical Assistance Program and Activities

• Conservation Reserve Program (administered by USDA Farm Service Agency)
• Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
• State Technical Committees

Environmental Improvement Programs

• Conservation Innovation Grants
• Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program
  • Conservation Activity Plans
  • EQIP Initiatives:
    • EQIP Air Quality Initiative
    • EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative
    • EQIP Organic Program Initiative
    • EQIP Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative
  • National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI)
• Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program

Stewardship Programs

• Conservation Security Program Archive
• Conservation Stewardship Program

National Watershed Programs

• Emergency Watershed Protection Program
• Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program
• Watershed Surveys and Planning
• Watershed Rehabilitation Program

Easement Programs

• Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program
• Healthy Forests Reserve Program
• Wetlands Reserve Program

Community Assistance Programs and Activities

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Small, Limited, and Beginning Farmer Assistance
• Homeowner

Technical Processes, Tools, and Other Technical Resources

• Conservation Planning
• Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Self-Determination Tool
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Documents
• Rapid Watershed Assessment

Conservation Issues and Strategies

• Animal Feeding Operations
• Nutrient and Pest Management

Resource Inventory and Assessment

• National Resources Inventory
• Soil Survey Program 

Compliance, Appeals, Mediation, Relief

• Conservation Compliance - Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation
• Conservation Program Appeals
• Conservation Program Mediation
• Environmental Justice
• Equitable Relief

NRCS Drought Assistance

• Defending Against Drought
• USDA Drought Assistance

Ohio NRCS Projects

• Blanchard Watershed ANNAGNPS Modeling Project
• Cleveland High Tunnel
• Grand Lake St. Mary's Special Watershed Project
• Ohio Lake Erie Buffer Program
• Toledo Harbor Pilot Project
• Upper Auglaize Watershed AGNPS Modeling Project
• Urban Conservation
• Western Lake Erie Basin Project
   

Contacts

Dot Harris, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
200 N. High St., Room 522, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 255-2528

Barbara Baker, Assistant State Conservationist for Natural Resources (Easements)
200 N. High St., Room 522, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 255-2502