Best Management Practices

Do you have problems with stream bank erosion?

Are there wetlands on your property?

Many landowners have a specific issue or problem that they need assistance with.  Others aren't always aware of the important resources on their land that are in need of  protection.   Best Management Practices (BMPs) are activities you can conduct on your land to help with water quality, habitat protection, flooding, erosion and much more.  Read about these important practices and see what you can do to improve your land and the resources on it.  Do you need more information about a practice?  Do you have a success story about a BMP on your land that you would like to share?  If so, contact us and let us know!

News and Information on Best Management Practices

Program: Federal Conservation Agency Begins Statewide Sign-up for the New Conservation Stewardship Program - Continuous Sign-Up Is Now Underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is taking applications for the new Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The program encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by installing and adopting new conservation activities, and by improving, maintaining, and managing existing activities.  Click here for more information.

Case Studies: Nonpoint Source Success Stories (from U.S. EPA)
This website features stories about primarily nonpoint source-impaired waterbodies where restoration efforts have led to documented water quality improvements.  Click here for more information. 

Program: American Farmland Trust's Best Management Practices Challenge
The Best Management Practices Challenge for Nutrient Management and BMP Challenge for Reduced Tillage pay farmers cash if yield and income are reduced while participating in the BMP Challenge. Unique performance guarantees allow farmers to try conservation practices on their own land, observe performance over time in side-by-side comparisons, and evaluate economic impact, without risk to income due to yield loss.  Click here for more information.