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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
provides technical and financial assistance to rural, suburban and urban communities, local agencies and organizations and
landowners through such programs as Landowner Assistance, Economic Action, Urban and Community Forestry, and Wild and Scenic
Rivers. Communities and landowners can receive assistance in such areas as landscape-level and watershed planning, resource
monitoring and evaluation, improvement of fisheries and wildlife habitat, streambank restoration, public involvement, community
and economic development, forest health and forest management.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
provides technical and financial assistance for conservation on private land through a variety of conservation programs in
partnership with 3,000 local conservation districts. NRCS provides assistance through the districts to landowners, land users,
communities, watershed groups, Federal and State agencies, American Indian Tribes, and others at their request. Much of NRCS
assistance is provided by watershed area.
To urban and rural river communities NRCS can provide assistance with assessing the condition of natural resources,
setting goals for improving or protecting natural resources, and developing a plan for reaching the goals communities set
for themselves. NRCS can help river communities with addressing water quality concerns, revegetating eroded streambanks,
establishing vegetative buffer strips, restoring and protecting wetlands, restoring and creating wildlife habitat, creating
economic development opportunities, developing recreational opportunities, and restoring waterways damaged by flooding.
NRCS administers and participates with other USDA agencies in carrying out several programs that can help landowners address
natural resource concerns mainly on agriculture lands. They include the Conservation Reserve Program, Wetlands Reserve Program,
Farmland Protection Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Watersheds Operations and the National Conservation Buffer Initiative.
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