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USDA - NRCS USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) released the 2013 Iowa Nutrient Management Conservation Practice Standard – the guiding document for implementing nutrient management plans for Iowa farmers.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Iowa-Nutrient-Management-Conservation-Practice-Standard/1666/
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USDA - NRCS To help provide better understanding of how EQIP and NOP (National Organic Program) work together to help organic producers, this guide compares the NOP requirements, OSP (Organic System Plan), and organic certification with benefits of EQIP-funded conservation practices.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Guide-for-Selection-of-Conservation-Practices-to-Support-Organic-Operations-Matrix/1801/
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USDA-NRCS Gives NOP and NRCS definitions of organic-related terms, answers questions about the Initiative, CAP 138 and more.
https://www.landcan.org/article/FAQ-Conservation-Planning-with-Transitioning-to-Organic-Producers-Guidelines-for-NRCS-Field-Conservationists/1802/
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Utah Department of Natural Resources Utah’s Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse is designed to protect high-quality habitat, enhance impaired habitat and restore converted habitat to support conservation and restoration of the portion of the greater sage-grouse population within the State.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conservation-Plan-for-Greater-Sagegrouse-in-Utah/2214/
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Amos Eno This is the speech I gave at the NCBA Rancher Conservation Summit in February, 2009. It gives my perspective on how the internet can be an effective vehicle to bring the message of sucessful ranchland conservation to the public at large with no boundaries and no attached bias to promote ranching with rancher developed and reviewed conservation successes.
https://www.landcan.org/article/National-Cattlemens-Beef-Association-Public-Lands-Council-Rancher-Conservation-Summit/2489/
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National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws The Act enables durable restrictions and affirmative obligations to be attached to real property to protect natural and historic resources.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Uniform-Conservation-Easement-Act-with-2007-Amendments/2899/
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Land Trust Alliance This short brochure summarizes the conservation easement tax incentive and provides answers to some frequently asked questions. For the late ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Using-the-Conservation-Tax-Incentive/3185/
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Western Governors' Association The Western Governors’ Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative was launched by WGA Chairman and Wyoming Gov.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Western-Governors-Species-Conservation-and-Endangered-Species-Act-Initiative/3299/
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Megan E. Hansen This paper analyzes surveys of private landowners to identify factors that determine landowner engagement in the conservation of endangered species.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Cooperative-Conservation-Determinants-of-Landowner-Engagement-in-Conserving-Endangered-Species/3331/
In November of 2009, Secretary Vilsack announced a commitment of $320 million over the next four years for a Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative to address water quality, wildlife habitat and natural resource conservation concerns in the Basin.& ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/NRCS-Mississippi-River-Basin-Healthy-Watersheds-Initiative-/67/
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USDA NRCS The conservation efforts taken by farmers and ranchers have helped decrease the water withdrawn from the Ogallala Aquifer by more than 280 billion gallons over the past four years and are expected to continue contributing to the aquifer's health in the future.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Farmers-ranchers-work-to-conserve-biggest-aquifer-in-the-US/1009/
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Resources First Foundation - RFF The 2002 Farm Bill. authorized USDA to use Technical Service Providers (TSPs) The premise behind Technical Service Providers is that the demand for assistance to do conservation work is increasing and will exceed the current staffing capacity of the NRCS.
https://www.landcan.org/article/USDA-Technical-Service-Providers/136/
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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers The Backcountry Hunters and Anglers' Report on the Greater-Sage Grouse shows how Wyoming got Sage-Grouse conservation right by getting everyone around the table.& ...
https://www.landcan.org/article/Conserving-Greater-SageGrouse-A-Sportsmens-Priority/2242/
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service This booklet provides information for citizen stewards and landowners, who embody President Bush’s vision of cooperative conservation—a vision built upon innovation, local ideas, inspiration and incentives, and on-the-ground action.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Tools-for-Helping-Imperiled-Wildlife-on-Private-Lands/1892/
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Allison Jones, Wild Utah Project, Salt Lake City, UT, Emanuel Vasquez, Wild Utah Project, Salt Lake City, UT, Amy O'Connor, Wild Utah Project, Salt Lake City, UT Best Management Practices provide science-based criteria and standards that land managers and conservation planners follow in making and implementing decisions about human uses and projects that affect our natural resources.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Best-Management-Practices-for-Solar-and-Wind-Energy-Development-A-Conservationists-Guide/2824/
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service This booklet provides information for citizen stewards and landowners, who embody President Bush’s vision of cooperative conservation—a vision built upon innovation, local ideas, inspiration and incentives, and on-the-ground action.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Working-Together-Tools-for-Helping-Imperiled-Wildlife-on-Private-Lands/1980/
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Christian Hagen Plan describes Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of greater sage-grouse and provides guidance to public land management agencies and land managers for sage-grouse conservation.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Greater-SageGrouse-Conservation-Assessment-and-Strategy-for-Oregon-A-Plan-to-Maintain-and-Enhance-Populations-and-Habitat/2245/
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By Adam T. Rohnke and James L. Cummins A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ENCOURAGING FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, AND MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT OF RESOURCES Featuring over five hundred illustrations and forty tables, this book is a collection of in-depth discussions by a tremendous range of experts on topics related to wildlife and fisheries management in Mississippi.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Fish-and-Wildlife-Management-A-Handbook-for-Mississippi-Landowners/2535/
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USDA NRCS USDA’s NRCS is helping to mitigate impacts of drought across the nation. With good drought plans and conservation systems, farmers and ranchers are better equipped to manage dry and other extreme weather.
https://www.landcan.org/article/Farmers-Ranchers-Mitigate-Impacts-of-Drought-with-Good-Planning/900/
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Bruce Vincent Rural America and the rest of the nation are experiencing a collision of visions. Rural Americans seek the conservation of their natural resources in combination with economic stability, while urban American visitors to these lands use political pressure to keep these lands pristine.
https://www.landcan.org/article/A-Collsion-of-VisionsThe-truth-about-the-woods/843/
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