The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), formerly called The Conservation Security Program (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 rangeland, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation. In the first sign-up, CSP was offered in 18 watersheds located in 22 states. In 2005, the program is available in all 50 states, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. The program provides equitable access to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced, or geographic location., "October 2008.", Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed May 2011), Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program whereby the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides technical and financial assistance to active farmers and ranchers to address natural resource concerns such as soil conservation, water quality and quantity, nutrient management, and fish and wildlife habitat. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with these landowners to maximize the environmental benefits gained for the expenditures made in the program. Funding has expanded significantly under the 2002 Farm Bill, with the amount of annual funding authorized reaching $1.3 billion by fiscal year 2007. The EQIP has been used to implement a wide variety of practices that are considered beneficial to many species of fish and wildlife. The NRCS is also beginning to use EQIP to address the needs of declining and other at-risk fish and wildlife species. Few data are available that document fish and wildlife response to EQIP. Program implementation to date is summarized, and recent information on planning of practices with the potential to benefit fish and wildlife resources is examined., "October 2008.", Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (viewed May 2012), Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
A voluntary program offering landowners the opportunity to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands on their property. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides technical and financial support to help landowners with their wetland restoration efforts. The NRCS goal is to achieve the greatest wetland functions and values, along with optimum wildlife habitat, on every acre enrolled in the program. This program offers landowners an opportunity to establish long-term conservation and wildlife practices and protection beyond that which can be obtained through any other USDA program., Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed on September 2011)., "October 2008.", Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program is a voluntary program for people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat primarily on private land. It provides both technical assistance and cost-share payments to help establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat., Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (viewed on Sept. 16, 2011)., "October 2008.", Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Congress established the Farmland Protection Program (FPP) in the 1996 Farm Bill to limit nonagricultural uses of certain agricultural lands. The program was renamed the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) for the 2002 Farm Bill, and changed back to the FPP in 2008. The objective of the Farmland Protection Program is to help farmers and ranchers keep their working agricultural land in agriculture. Producers voluntarily sell conservation easements for their land in exchange for rental payments. Purchasing organizations for the conservation easements include the USDA itself, state and governmental organizations., "October 2008.", Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption; (Viewed Sept. 2011)., Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
The Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is a voluntary program that assists farmers and ranchers to maintain grasslands as grazing land and prevent conversion of grassland into other uses, such as cropping or urban development. The program focuses on supporting working grazing operations, protecting grassland, and enhancing biodiversity through provision of habitat. Normal haying and grazing activities are allowed under GRP. Producers must also restore and maintain appropriate grasses, forbs, and shrubs and address resource concerns such as soil erosion. The 2002 Farm Bill established the GRP, which is administered jointly by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, and the Forest Service., "October 2008.", Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed on Sept. 2011)., Includes bibliographical references., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), enacted in 1985, provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more to conserve soil and water resources. It is the federal government's largest private land retirement program. The program is administered by the Farm Service Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with technical assistance provided by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. CRP has several subprograms, the best-known of which is the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). Congress reauthorized and amended the CRP through FY2007 in the 2002 farm bill and increased the CRP enrollment cap from 36.4 million acres to 39.2 million acres. Congress also added wildlife resources as a CRP objective and allowed participants to extend certain contracts up to 15 years. Along with a "general sign-up" in 2004 for landowners to submit bids to enroll acreage, USDA also announced two CRP initiatives: one to enroll 250,000 acres of bobwhite quail habitat and a second to enroll 250,000 acres of non-floodplain wetlands. Landowners may apply to enroll in these initiatives any time through December 31, 2007, or until the enrollment caps are reached. Between 2007 and 2010, 28 million acres under CRP contracts will expire, with 16 million acres in 2007 alone. In June 2006, USDA announced that contracts for approximately 13 million acres were renewed. An additional 1 million acres were also added under the latest general sign-up. Reenrollments for contracts expiring 2008-2010 were announced in late summer 2006., "October 2008.", Includes bibliographical references.
"December, 1991.", "Grant N. 14-08-0001-G1551-01, Project N. 10 and Grant N. 14-08-001-G1551-04, Project N. 07.", "Research ... financed in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey.", Includes bibliographical references.
This research offers a new methodology for forecasting extended range ENSO events, utilizing global data and a statistical model., "June 2004.", Includes bibliographical references., Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover; (viewed April 2014)
Cover title., "August 2006.", "A policy brief from the Colorado Institute of Public Policy at Colorado State University.", Includes bibliographical references (p. 11-15).
The Forest Products Business Planning Guide is designed to assist startup and existing businesses develop a business plan. The workbook should be used to guide your thinking as you plan to start a new business, expand an existing business or strategically prepare you in your search for capital. Upon going through the different sections of the workbook, you will have a complete plan written, and be ready to present to a banker or an investor. You can also use this plan to grow your business., Online resource; title from PDF caption (viewed March 2021)
"Kathryn Hardgrave, Assistant District Forester with the Salida District of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), provided the original text and designed and managed the production of this publication." -- First unnumbered page., "February 2013." -- First unnumbered page., Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed March 2021)
Caption title., "February 15, 2007."--P. 8., "This paper was compiled from information obtained from the Colorado State Forest Service 2004 forest health report, and the Forest Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University. Materials used with permission."--P. 8., Mode of access: World Wide Web.
The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) Spatial Analysis Project (SAP) was developed to evaluate the impact over the landscape that the FSP has had over the last decade and identify areas of stewardship suitability to allow for strategic delivery of the FSP. The SAP has two main components: the historic spatial database of stewardship plan tracts, and the 12-layer suitability analysis. Both components are used together in a GIS analysis to categorize areas within a state according to the areas stewardship potential, and evaluate how effective the state has been at delivering the FSP in those priority areas., "December 2005.", Online resource; title from PDF cover (viewed March 2021)
