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Welcome to the NRCS Illinois state web site.
We hope you find our website a valuable and helpful resource of up-to-date information
on conservation topics including programs, news, data, and more.
Thank you for visiting our homepage and for making conservation a priority!
William J. Gradle,
State Conservationist
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Detailed Soil Surveys of Illinois
The detailed soil surveys of Illinois have been in digital format and
available for download from the
Soil
Data Mart for several years.
Illinois NRCS Soils staff have assembled the data into a statewide
extent and have developed maps of some the most requested
interpretations, such as Hydric Soils, Prime Farmland and Soil Orders.
These maps are for your review and comment. The data is not available as
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Maps for Review |

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2009 Bi-Annual Governor's Conference Document of Changes
The year 2009 marks the twelfth biennial Governor’s Conference on the
Management of the Illinois River System. From the beginning in 1987,
conference planners took a systems approach. The focus encompassed
activities and issues on, in and around the river. This document is
being issued in conjunction with this conference.
A Decade of Changes in the Illinois River Watershed was produced
in a joint effort between the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). Contributing agencies and
organizations are listed in the appendix. While these groups submitted
considerable documentation, this piece highlights only a portion. |
The Conference
The Document |

CONSERVATION
Our Purpose. Our Passion.
The purpose and
passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS
employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared
by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through
the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all
enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant
wildlife habitat.
Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible
through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to
conservation.
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The Strategic Plan sets the direction
for NRCS and describes our conservation priorities and goals. Bold,
forward-looking, and far-reaching, this plan challenges us to
reformulate some past approaches and develop and adopt new approaches.
This plan will guide NRCS in implementing key overarching strategies,
managing agency business lines, meeting customer needs, and developing
and strengthening capacity to achieve our mission goals. |
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership
in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural
resources and environment.
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