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http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dlrp
California's Department of Consevation-Division of Land Resource Protection
"The Department of Conservation-Division of Land Resource Protection provides
information to guide land use planning decisions and programs that allow agricultural
and open space landowners to voluntarily protect their land. These programs
include the Williamson Act and Farmland Security Zone programs, which provide
10- and 20-year protection, respectively, against development in return for
property tax incentives; and the California Farmland Conservancy Program,
which provides cash grants to purchase permanent conservation easements on
agricultural land threatened by development"
http://dep.state.ct.us/rec/opensp.htm
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
"The mission of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to conserve, improve and protect the natural resources and environment of the State of Connecticut in such a manner as to encourage the social and economic development of Connecticut while preserving the natural environment and the life forms it supports in a delicate, interrelated and complex balance, to the end that the state may fulfill its responsibility as trustee of the environment for present and future generations.
Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program (C.G.S. Section 7-131d to 7-131k, inclusive) The Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program provides financial assistance to municipalities and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire land for open space and to water companies to acquire land to be classified as Class I or Class II water supply property. The next opportunity to apply for grant awards will start in late February, 2001. Applications will be accepted through mid-April. A questionnaire and application will be available on-line.
www.state.de.us/deptagri/Services/landowner/forest.htm Deleware Department of Agriculture
"The DDA Forest Service's Forest Landowner Assistance Program encompasses a wide variety of services to help forest landowners improve their woodlots. Our foresters provide advice, recommendations, and project supervision at no cost to landowners for a variety of forest management activities. Additionally, we also administer one federal program which offers cost shares to private landowners for certain forest management and wildlife habitat enhancement activities."
http://www.ink.org/public/kscc
Kansas State Conservation Commission
The State Conservation Commission administers conservation programs designed to enable local entities and individuals to protect and enhance Kansas´ natural resources.
http://www.BWSR.state.mn.us
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin
Missouri Watershed Information Network
Assists in locating and accessing information relative to watersheds. Our goal is to increase knowledge about current watershed conditions and best management practices with an intended outcome of healthy watersheds with sustainable soils, water, plant, animal, and air resources as indicated by improved water quality
http://www.dnrc.state.mt.us
Montana Departmetn of Natural Resources and Conservation
"The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) was established July 1, 1995, as the result of legislative reorganization of Montana's natural resource and environmental agencies. The Montana DNRC is responsible for sustaining and improving the benefits derived from our water, soil, and rangeland; managing the State of Montana's trust land resources to produce revenues for the trust beneficiaries; protecting Montana's natural resources from wildland fires through regulation and partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies; promoting conservation of oil and gas and preventing their waste through regulation of exploration and production; and managing and assisting in the management of several grant and loan programs, including the renewable resource, reclamation and development, treasure state endowment, and wastewater revolving fund programs. The department is also responsible for promoting the stewardship of Montana's water, soil, forest, and rangeland resources and for regulating forest practices. DNRC has nearly 500 employees organized into seven divisions: Centralized Services, Conservation and Resource Development, Forestry, Oil and Gas Conservation, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission, Trust Land Management, and Water Resources. Two of the divisions, the Oil and Gas Conservation Division and the Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission, are attached to the department only for administrative purposes. DNRC has 40 field offices spanning the state. Eight boards and commissions are attached to DNRC. Some make decisions, some only give advice. The State Board of Land Commissioners, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission, Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, and Board of Water Well Contractors have decision-making authority. The Resource Conservation Advisory Council, Rangeland Resources Committee, Grass Conservation Advisory Committee, and Drought Advisory Committee act in an advisory capacity only."
http://www.dnr.state.ne.us/
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
The Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Fund provides state financial assistance (cost-share) to Nebraska landowners for the installation of approved soil and water conservation measures that improve water quality, conserve water and help control erosion and sedimentation. A list of the approved measures can be obtained from DNR or the local NRDs. Eligibility is established when an application is submitted and approved through the local NRD office. A technician, generally from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, must determine that the proposed practice is needed and practical. Cost-share assistance will not exceed 75% of either the average or actual costs, whichever is less. Individual NRDs often adopt cost-share percentages of less than the 75%. Priority can be based on the public benefits realized from the approved practice. NRD directors may give preference to the treatment of lands or installation of approved practices they determine will yield the greatest public benefit.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/index.html
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Home page for the the New York State Department of Conservation. No other information provided
http://www.state.sc.us/forest
South Carolina Forestry Commission
"We have a state reforestation cost share program called the Forest Renewal Program (FRP). The objectives of the program are to encourage private investments in the improved management of forest lands within the state; to ensure adequate future high quality timber supplies, related employment and other economic benefits; and to ensure the protection, maintenance and enhancement of a productive and stable forest resource system. This program provides financial assistance through cost sharing payments to eligible landowners for carrying out forestry practices approved by the SCFC. Site visits are made by SCFC foresters to determine the cost share practices the landowner is eligible for. Cost share payments are made once the practice is completed and approved by the SCFC. Cost share payments cover approximately 40% of the cost to implement the practices prescribed. The SCFC's mission is to protect and develop the forest resources of South Carolina."
http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/privatelands
South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks
The best example of a program we build upon to stretch the funds is the Conservation Reserve Program administered by the USDA. Most of the practices listed below have been tailored to either improve or expand the values provide by CRP. For instance, a landowner may enroll and plant a field in CRP and may then choose to put in a food plot, a shelterbelt and then make a little money for opening the land for public hunting. GF&P has practices to help in all of these areas. Take a look at our practices, and if you are interested, call your local Wildlife Conservation Officer or the other contact listed with the practice.
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu
Texas Forest Service
"The mission of the Texas Forest Service is to provide statewide leadership to assure that the state's trees, forests and related natural resources are wisely used, protected, enhanced and perpetuated for the benefit of all. The purpose of the Texas Forest Stewardship Program is to assist private forest landowners who wish to manage their lands according to a multi-purpose approach, including air and water, fish and wildlife, recreation, aesthetics, and forest products. Technical assistance is given in the form of a written multiple-use resource management plan. The Certified Forest Steward program recognizes landowners who have done a good job implementing the practices recommended in their written Stewardship plans."
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
"Manage and conserve the wildlife resources for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. To achieve this mission, TPWD wildlife biologists and technicians conduct research, inventory and monitor wildlife species, evaluate habitat, and make hunting regulation recommendations for game animals. Other activities include providing technical wildlife management planning assistance to private landowners, conservation of nongame and endangered species, habitat improvement, land acquisition and management, and wildlife restoration. Additionally, the Wildlife Division utilizes state-owned and leased lands as sites to conduct wildlife research, field tours, wildlife seminars, and wildlife management demonstrations. Public assess is provided to these lands for other appropriate uses such as hunting, fishing, birding, nature study, camping and hiking. Two incentive programs for private landowners that TPWD currently provides, that may be of interest to the group that you are targeting, include the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP), and the Pastures for Upland Birds (PUB) programs. The LIP program is a challenge cost share program where we provide 80% and the landowner provides 20% to restore native ecosystems, and provide habitats for rare, threatened and endangered species. The 20% landowner match can be money, or it can be in-kind services. The PUB program provides incentives to private landowners to restore native grasses on their properties, and basically integrates the high wildlife values of native grasses into the landowners existing operations. TPWD has a whole host of other types of incentive programs, including wetlands and waterfowl projects, available to private landowners."
http://www.usu.edu/utahglci/grazing
Utah Grazing Land Conservation Initiative
Protect and improve grazing lands, water quality, wildlife habitat, and forage production; and enhance grazing management and conservation ethics across Utah's landscape.
http://www.nr.state.ut.us
Utah Department of Natural Resources
To sustain and enhance the quality of life for people of today and tomorrow through the coordinated and balanced stewardship of our natural resources
http://www.dof.state.va.us/
Virginia Department of Forestry
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) is responsible for: The protection of 15 million acres of forest land from forest fire, insects and disease. 2. The management of 14 state forests and other state lands totaling about 50,00 acres for timber, recreation, water, research, wildlife, and biodiversity 3. Providing professional forestry advice and technical management assistance for non-industrial private forest landowners through a variety of programs
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
To protect and enhance our natural resources: our air, land and water; our wildlife, fish and forests and the ecosystems that sustain all life. To provide a healthy, sustainable environment and a full range of outdoor opportunities. To ensure the right of all people to use and enjoy these resources in their work and leisure. To work with people to understand each other's views and to carry out the public will. And in this partnership consider the future and generations to follow.
http://www.glci.org
Grazing Land Conservation Initiative
The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative's (GLCI) mission is to provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing lands on a voluntary basis, and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing land resources. The GLCI is carried out through coalitions of individuals and organizations functioning at the local, state, regional and national levels. The coalitions are livestock producer organizations, scientific and professional grazing resource organizations, conservation and environmental groups, state and federal natural resource and agriculture agencies, and other interested groups. This website provides links to states associated with this group.
http://www.lta.org/aboutlta/programs.htm
Land Trust Alliance
"The Land Trust Alliance (LTA) promotes voluntary land conservation and strengthens the land trust movement by providing the leadership, information, skills and resources that land trusts need to conserve land for the benefit of communities and natural systems. Founded as a nonprofit organization in 1982, LTA has a membership of approximately 850 land trusts and is supported by more than 1,000 individuals. With its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and regional programs across the country, LTA is the nation's leading resource for land trusts and those interested in voluntary land conservation."
http://www.ducks.org
Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited works to enhance and restore wetlands and associated uplands by working on public lands with agency cooperators, and on private lands in coordination with willing landowners. DU's efforts are focused on large landscapes throughout North America that provide critical habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. DU helps landowners implement conservation practices on their land through tax incentives, easements, cost-share programs, and technical assistance. DU is dedicated to incentive based programs that provide win-win opportunities for both landowners and wildlife.
http://www.qu.org
Quail Unlimited
Quail Unlimited, Inc. is a national, non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation and reestablishment of crucial upland game bird habitat vitally needed to sustain health populations of quail and other upland game bird species. These goals are achieved through comprehensive habitat management, research and public education programs conducted by the national organization and its nationwide network of local chapters. Quail Unlimited, through its network of local chapters, offers cost-share assistance to landowners to improve and develop upland game bird habitat. Each chapter works closely with wildlife and land management professionals in its area to determine the practices to promote and support. Some typical practices include: native warm season grass and forb planting and management, shelterbelt planting, water site development, food and cover plot planting, critical area fencing, riparian restoration, purchase or rental of specialized equipment, grassland management.
http://www.pheasantsforever.org
Pheasants Forever
"Pheasants Forever (PF) is the nations leading upland wildlife conservation organization with more than 90,000 members. PF's key to success is the fact that our 550 local chapters keep 100 percent of the money they raise to spend on local habitat projects. This unique arrangement has enabled thousands of private landowners, in cooperation with beneficial government programs and other partners, to restore millions of acres of upland habitat that has not only benefited pheasants, but countless other species of game and non-game wildlife. PF's efforts have also greatly reduced soil erosion, improved water quality and brightened rural landscapes for everyone."
http://www.swcs.org
Soil and Water Conservation Society
The Soil and Water Conservation Society fosters the science and the art of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability. We promote and practice an ethic recognizing the interdependence of people and the environment.
