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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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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) announced the sign
up last May as part of the Obama Administration’s American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA). There was $145 million available nationwide.
According to Ivan Dozier, NRCS Assistant States Conservationist for Programs,
“Illinois received more than $5.9 million to acquire easements and restore
nearly 1,400 acres on 10 sites.”
Read more...
Secretary
Vilsack announced that USDA will provide nearly $42.3 million in
additional funding to 14 states to improve water quality, increase water
supply, decrease soil erosion, and improve fish and wildlife habitat
while creating jobs in rural communities as part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Other ARRA News:
Vilsack Announces Floodplain Easement Selections Through Recovery Act
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Go to this site for new information on Farm Bill programs. It will be
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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
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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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