The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with partners at the local level to identify natural resource concerns, develop conservation plans, and implement practices to address those concerns. NRCS hosts local meetings for agricultural producers and other community members to discuss resource needs. NRCS then focuses investments on high priority resource needs identified by local partners in order to achieve conservation results through cost-effective practices like nutrient management, fencing, and forest stand improvement.

1. Helping People
Help the Land
NRCS

3. • A Long Range Plan identifies and prioritizes natural resource concerns in the
community.
• NRCS works with partners to develop local FCAs to help implement
conservation practices that address these resource concerns.
• NRCS hosts Local Work Group (LWG) meetings at the district level, where
local agricultural producers, landowners, conservation partners and other
members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the district.

4. • Partner-Centric: strategically focus our investments on the highest-priority
resource needs in our state.
• Cost Effective: collaborating with partners leverages additional funding
sources to make the most effective use of limited federal conservation dollars.
• Focused & Targeted: targets investments in very specific areas to
achieve clearly-defined natural resource goals as identified by local partners.
• Results-Oriented: set measurable goals and to track and achieve
meaningful conservation results.
• A Management Tool: helps NRCS leadership and field staff better
prioritize, track, plan, and monitor conservation projects on-the-ground.
West Virginia’s Focused Conservation Approach is:

5. 1,120 TOTAL CONTRACT FOR FY19

6. $10 MILLION IN TOTAL PROGRAM OBLIGATIONS
FOR FY19

7. Popular Conservation Practices
• High Tunnels
• Nutrient Management
• Fence
• Forest Stand Improvement
• Heavy Use Area Protection
• Access Roads

8. 115,130 Acres TOTAL CTA IMPLEMENTATION

9. 5,500 Acres TOTAL HIGH TUNNEL ACRES

10. 150,000 Acres TOTAL EQIP IMPLEMENTATION

11. 65
IN TOTAL AGREEMENTS
$ 9 MILLION

13. McDowell
County
Farms
• Veteran Farmers
• StrikeForce County
• High Tunnels
• Drip Irrigation
• Local Produce Market
• Local Schools and Youth
Organizations

14. Financial + Technical
Assistance
Financial + Technical
assistance working
together
=
More conservation on
the ground

15. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions
participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race,
color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape,
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)
877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider,
employer and lender.