Habitat Conservation
Assistance Network
Proactive Conservation for Working Lands

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your existing conservation efforts while strengthening your operation. We can help you identify natural resource problems in your operation and provide technical and financial assistance to solve those problems or attain higher stewardship levels in an environmentally beneficial and cost-effective manner.

Most CSP applicants have already been applying conservation practices to their land. Conservation practice standards are found in Section IV of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide. Through CSP, producers have the opportunity to further improve their conservation efforts with conservation activities called “enhancements.” Possible enhancements include:
• Scheduling timely planting of cover crops,
• Developing a grazing plan,
• Implementing no-till to reduce erosion,
• Managing forested areas to benefit wildlife habitat.

Contact Montana Conservation Stewardship Program

Listed as:

• USDA - NRCS Programs