Meet Our Team
Adam Eades
District Conservationist
Brandie Teel
Program Support Specialist
Katie Womack
Soil Conservationist
Kristie Glass
Robert Counts
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Soil Conservationist Technician
William Young
Irrigation Specialist
Conservation Client Gateway
offers a new way to interact with NRCS
Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. Click on the link below or watch the YouTube video for information on how you can get started with NRCS:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/
about/?cid=stelprdb1193811
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/
about/?cid=stelprdb1193811
NRCS Programs:
Environmental Quality Incentives Program:
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers through contracts up to a maximum term of ten years in length. These contracts provide financial assistance to help plan and implement conservation practices that address natural resource concerns and for opportunities to improve soil, water, plant, animal, air and related resources on agricultural land and non-industrial private forestland. In addition, a purpose of EQIP is to help producers meet Federal, State, Tribal and local environmental regulations. Owners of land in agricultural or forest production or persons who are engaged in livestock, agricultural or forest production on eligible land and that have a natural resource concern on the land may participate in EQIP.
If you would like an application for the EQIP program, download the file below:
If you would like an application for the EQIP program, download the file below:
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Conservation Stewardship Program:
The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) presents a significant shift in how NRCS provides conservation program payments. CSP participants will receive an annual land use payment for operation-level environmental benefits they produce. Under CSP, participants are paid for conservation performance: the higher the operational performance, the higher their payment. The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by:
CSP is available on Tribal and private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land in all 50 States and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. The program provides equitable access to all producers, regardless of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for CSP to the NRCS Chief.
If you would like an application for the CSP program, download the file below:
- Undertaking additional conservation activities; and
- Improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities.
CSP is available on Tribal and private agricultural lands and non-industrial private forest land in all 50 States and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. The program provides equitable access to all producers, regardless of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for CSP to the NRCS Chief.
If you would like an application for the CSP program, download the file below:
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For more information on these and additional programs, click on this link:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs
EarthTeam Volunteer's Needed:
Volunteering has always been a cornerstone of America’s soil and water conservation movement. It formally began in the 1930s with the organization of local conservation districts. Then, as now, people volunteered their time and talent as district supervisors to assist the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in getting conservation practices on the land. In expanding the volunteer concept, Congress passed legislation in 1981 which allowed NRCS to use volunteers in all of its programs.
In 1986, the National Volunteer Program became known as the “Earth Team”, the volunteer arm of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The primary purpose of the Earth Team is, and always has been, to expand the
NRCS services by using volunteer time, talent, and energy to help meet agency needs.
The Earth Team is now an organized and recognized part of NRCS's operations. NRCS employees at the national, regional, state, and local level recruit and utilize volunteers for a wide variety of activities.
As it was in the beginning, the Earth Team is looking for volunteers who have an interest in conserving natural resources. Who can volunteer? Anyone 14 years of age or older and interested in conserving our precious natural resources can be an Earth Team volunteer. You can volunteer part-time or full-time and work outdoors or in a local NRCS office. You can volunteer as an individual or form or join a group. For more information on becoming an Earth Team volunteer call us at 870-236-2446 Extension 3, or fill out the application below and bring it to the office.
In 1986, the National Volunteer Program became known as the “Earth Team”, the volunteer arm of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The primary purpose of the Earth Team is, and always has been, to expand the
NRCS services by using volunteer time, talent, and energy to help meet agency needs.
The Earth Team is now an organized and recognized part of NRCS's operations. NRCS employees at the national, regional, state, and local level recruit and utilize volunteers for a wide variety of activities.
As it was in the beginning, the Earth Team is looking for volunteers who have an interest in conserving natural resources. Who can volunteer? Anyone 14 years of age or older and interested in conserving our precious natural resources can be an Earth Team volunteer. You can volunteer part-time or full-time and work outdoors or in a local NRCS office. You can volunteer as an individual or form or join a group. For more information on becoming an Earth Team volunteer call us at 870-236-2446 Extension 3, or fill out the application below and bring it to the office.
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