Helping People Help the Land

Locally Led Conservation Efforts Locally led conservation efforts are successful with the help from our residents. Please, become involved in locally led work groups. A Locally Led Work Group Meetings are being held throughout North Carolina to identify resource concerns for your local SWCD. Your involvement is important to the locally led conservation process and all partners involved in conservation. At the Locally Led Work Group Meeting you will be able to voice concerns, provide comments and help to identify conservation issues. Save the date, and help our community make sound conservation decisions – become an active part of locally led conservation process and cooperative conservation efforts. For more information on the Locally Led Conservation Meetings, contact your local NRCS and SWCD field office today. ...More Info       Energy Estimator: Nitrogen The Energy Estimator for Nitrogen tool enables you to calculate the potential cost-savings related to nitrogen use on your farm or ranch. NRCS agronomists developed this model to integrate general technical information on nitrogen use with farm-specific information on fertilizer types, costs, timing, and placement. This tool does not provide field-specific recommendations. ...More Info         Big Creek Project Restores  5,000 Feet of Stream Banks The Pilot View RC&D Inc.'s Big Creek Project  has restored 5,000 feet of stream banks and channels in Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina. Stream bank erosion is one of the leading causes of pollution and sedimentation in our streams. ..More Info     Swan Quarter in Hyde County Part of $84.8 Million from Recovery Act for Vital Watershed Projects Secretary Vilsack announces $84.8 million through the Recovery Act to create jobs, improve water quality, increase water supply, decrease soil erosion, and improve fish and wildlife habitat. Swan Quarter Flood Protection Project in Hyde County will receive $5.2 million. ..More Info     American Recovery and Reivestment Act of 2009 -- North Carolina NRCS The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. Learn more on recovery.gov ..More Info   Last Modified: 10/27/2009

The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.