The USDA-NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentive Program is designed to help lessen the cost burden on land managers applying conservation practices. Operators can work with local NRCS Specialists to choose from hundreds of cost share eligible practices and design a conservation plan to fit their goals and objectives. Learn More
The USDA-NRCS’ Conservation Stewardship Program is aimed at supporting landowners and managers who want to build on their existing conservation efforts while strengthening their operation. The CSP provides annual payments in return for a number of best management practices selected by the operator. Learn More
The USDA-FSA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program incentivizes the use of buffers, windbreaks, filter strips, and field borders by offering annual, per-acre payments to farmer looking to improve the functionality of their fields. Learn More
The USDA-FSA Conservation Reserve Program is a voluntary program that offers per acre annual payments as well as technical assistance for farmers to return farmed fields to native grass plantings. Farmers enroll for 10-15 years, and in that time work to benefit water quality, reduce soil erosion, and reduce loss of wildlife habitat. Learn More
A water quality management plan allows landowners to receive cost share for installing practices that improve water quality and quantity throughout their watershed. To learn more about the program and get started, click below. Learn More
TPWD’s Landowner Incentive Program provides technical and financial support to private landowners looking to improve their wildlife habitat. Land managers will contact their local wildlife biologist and build a habitat management plan that fits their goals and objectives. To learn more about the Landowner Incentive Program, click below. Learn More
This program offers cost assistance and technical guidance to landowners in the east-central Texas area looking to restore farm fields and pastureland back to native prairie grasses. TPWD will work with landowners to provide technical guidance, herbicide, native grass and forb seed mixes, and even a no-till seeder when available. They will also provide a…
A Wildlife Tax Valuation can serve as a great alternative to Agricultural Valuations. A Wildlife Valuation allows landowners to keep the same low Agricultural Tax Valuations on their property but regain flexibility in their agricultural operation. Landowners with existing Ag Valuations may convert to a Wildlife Valuation by agreeing to a schedule of wildlife habitat…
Texas A&M Forest Service, through funding from the USDA-Forest Service, offers technical and financial assistance to qualifying landowners to create and implement stewardship plans on forested lands. To learn more about the Forest Stewardship Program or to get in touch with a professional forester, click below. Learn More
This USDA-Forest Service program is a voluntary cooperative effort between the U.S. Forest Service and the State of Texas that works to conserve ecologically important forests in Texas through conservation easements. If you have qualifying land that you wish to remain in its natural state, the U.S. Forest Service will fund 75% of the easement…