Conservation.....
Our Purpose.  Our Passion

The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many.  It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land.  And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work.  Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands--benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

Learn about our stories, the stories of conservation made possible through a shared purpose, a shared passion and a shared commitment to conservation.

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South Carolina's Little Pee Dee Watershed Eligible for Conservation Security Program
Sign-up extended to May 30th! Click Here for more details.

NRCS' 2008 Conservation Security Program signup will help farmers put more conservation on the land. CSP rewards and encourages the use of conservation practices, such as stripcropping, to protect and sustain natural resources. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced a sign-up for the Conservation Security Program will be available starting on April 18 and ending May 16th. There are approximately 64,000 potentially eligible farms and ranches in 51 watersheds covering more than 23.7 million acres.

SC NRCS State Conservationist Niles Glasgow announced that SC's Little Pee Dee Watershed was designated as one of the eligible areas. Parts of Marlboro, Dillon, Marion, and Horry Counties are within the Little Pee Dee watershed, totaling nearly 195,000 acres in farms with a total of 614 potentially eligible farms.

Wildlife Habitat Restoration Improves Thousands of Acres in Newberry County

The Cooperative Conservation Partners of the Indian Creek Wildlife Habitat Restoration Initiative in Newberry, SC, hosted a guided tour on February 20, 2008. The event highlighted partnership efforts among federal, state and local agencies/organizations which are in the process of restoring and improving habitat for declining species that depend on grasslands and similar habitats. The project was made possible through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) which provides landowners with technical and financial assistance to develop habitat for upland wildlife, threatened and endangered species, fish, and other wildlife in South Carolina.