Habitat Conservation
Assistance Network
Proactive Conservation for Working Lands

Within an assigned district, works with other resource professionals to lead, develop and deliver private land initiatives, programs, and services that address important natural resource issues. Provides one-on-one natural resource technical advice to landowners. Actively works to strengthen the relationships with other resource partners to deliver private land services. Communicates and works effectively with other team members and resource partners for technical support to ensure landowner satisfaction. Provides natural resource technical support to USDA (NRCS, FSA, FS), SWCD and University of Missouri Outreach and Extension. Promotes interest for natural resource management and builds trust with landowners by becoming actively involved with community activities. Maintains awareness and knowledge of agriculture and private land issues and corresponding state and federal natural resource conservation programs. Identifies programs, practices, and opportunities for integrating fish, forest, wildlife and natural communities with current land uses. Promotes natural resource conservation through education organizations. Coordinates landowner information and educational needs, and works with local Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) staff, University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, NRCS, and other natural resource partners to deliver natural resource management information through workshops, training programs, and special events. Promotes private land programs and assistance through oral presentations, newsletters, news interviews, publications, and other contacts that promote long-term benefits to soil, water, fish, forest, wildlife, and natural communities. Assists with training of regional and district staff related to landowner services and private land programs. Works with other team members to develop district private land services budget and annual work plan. Assists in the administration of the MDC cost-share and other incentive programs. Monitors, compiles and reports district private land accomplishments. Provides district perspectives on landowner services delivery and private land program effectiveness, and makes recommendations to assigned district team, Regional Private Land Supervisor, and Regional Coordination Team. Establishes and maintains contact with community leaders, including agri-business and other organizations that affect natural resource issues.

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Listed as:

• Federal And State Agency Landowner Specialists