Conservation Plans for Your Farm
What Is a Conservation Plan?
- An assessment of your farm's landscape and natural resources present (i.e., pastures, slopes, animals, streams, wetlands, woodland, and existing infrastructure)
- A list of informed management recommendations that incorporate your farm's goals, operations, and capacity. These management prescriptions are funded and carried out over time as resources are available and producers are willing/able to carry them out in partnership with Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on a voluntary basis
There are numerous benefits to writing and implementing a Conservation Plan:
- Protecting soil, water, and ecosystem services on your farm to maintain & improve production while reducing costs over time
- Preventing negative water quality issues from occurring on your or neighboring properties
- Grow pasture, crop, and livestock productivity
- Gain new and updated infrastructure via grant-funded projects
- Craft a master plan to guide future farm improvements & goals
- Ensure the farm is in compliance with State & local regulations
- Demonstrate how voluntary conservation can be a successful alternative for positive environmental outcomes without additional regulation.
- Access financial resources (grants) and design assistance
Plans and technical assistance are a free service provided by Lincoln SWCD and our partnering NRCS Conservationist.
Contact Lincoln Soil and Water to schedule a site visit.