Citations

The Conservation Story: Dust Bowl to Locally Led Conservation

• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. (n.d.). IDEA workshop new employee packet. Retrieved from https://www.idaho-dea.org/files/fe5c6a0d2/IDEA+workshop+new+employee+packet.pdf
• National Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About districts. Retrieved from https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/about-districts/
• North Dakota State University. (n.d.). History of soil conservation – Supervisor Training Section. Retrieved from https://www.ndsu.edu/sites/default/files/fileadmin/ndssc/District_Information/History_of_Soil_Conservation.pdf 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Natural resource concerns. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). NRCS History. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/history/brief-history-nrcs 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2025, April). Supporting America’s working lands brochure. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/nrcs-supporting-americas-working-lands-brochure-508-25-optimized.pdf

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2022, August). Healthy Forest and Wildlife Practices. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EQIP%20Healthy%20Forest%20and%20Wildlife%20Practices.pdf
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2023, December). Conservation Planning and Delivery. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/NRCS-ConservationPlanningDelivery-factsheet-011024-508.pdf

Who’s Who in the NCPP Partnership

• National Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About NACD. Retrieved from https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/
• National Association of RC&D Councils. (n.d.-a). Mission, vision & values. Retrieved from https://www.narcdc.org/mission-vision-values/
• National Association of RC&D Councils. (n.d.-b). NCPP — National Conservation Planning Partnership. Retrieved from https://www.narcdc.org/ncpp National Association of RC&D Councils
• National Association of State Conservation Agencies. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved from https://www.nascanet.org/about-us/
• National Conservation District Employees Association. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved from https://nascanet.org/about/
• National Conservation Planning Partnership. (n.d.). 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. Retrieved from https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/0qiyhehixvs1zgid3gj071ih6m7vah70
• National Conservation Planning Partnership. (n.d.). About. Retrieved from /our-mission-and-vision/https://www.nationalconservationplanningpartnership.com/about/
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). About. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about

The Language of Conservation

• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. (n.d.). Glossary of Acronyms. Retrieved from https://www.idaho-dea.org/files/0dbff98e4/Glossary+of+Acronyms.pdf
• National Conservation Planning Partnership. (n.d.). 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. Retrieved from https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/0qiyhehixvs1zgid3gj071ih6m7vah70
• Ohio Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Conservation Partnership Acronyms: Ohio Soil & Water Conservation Partnership Acronyms. Retrieved from https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/4b901428-bdc5-4b92-9f1c-8dfd221d05b6/Conservation+Partnership+Acronyms.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_K9I401S01H7F40QBNJU3SO1F56-4b901428-bdc5-4b92-9f1c-8dfd221d05b6-pkF4-sA
• Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Historically underserved farmers and ranchers. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 24, 2025, from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/our-agency/historically-underserved-farmers-and-ranchers

The Work of Conservation Districts

• Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About SWCDs. Retrieved from https://aiswcd.org/about-swcds/
• Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). Conservation Districts (Read More). Retrieved from https://massacd.org/conservation-districts-read-more/
• National Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About Districts. Retrieved from https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/about-districts/
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Nine-Step Conservation Planning Process. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/state-offices/tennessee/nine-step-conservation-planning-process
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). The Nine-Step Conservation Planning Process (pdf). Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/Nine-Step%20Conservation%20Planning%20Process.pdf
• Washington State Conservation Commission. (n.d.). About Conserve WA. Retrieved from https://www.conserve.wa.gov/about-conserve-wa 
• North Dakota State University, Extension. (n.d.). Soil Conservation Districts (SCDs). NDSU Agriculture. Retrieved November 19, 2025, from https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/soil-conservation-districts-scds
• Conservation Finance Network. (2024). Conservation Finance 101. Retrieved from https://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/conservation-finance-101
• Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Conservation Finance at NRCS. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/education-and-teaching-materials/conservation-finance-at-nrcs
• Kansas Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). Educating Conservation District Funding Sources. Retrieved from https://www.kacd.net/document-center.cfm?fx=PYFG1VWJSD52NLDP
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS. (n.d.). NRCS History. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/history/brief-history-nrcs
• National Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About Districts. https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/about-districts/
• United States Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). 7 CFR §610 — Conservation Operations.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS. (n.d.). Programs & Initiatives. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives

Coordinating Conservation

• Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Local Work Groups. Retrieved from https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/f0sn9zk99f0zodi357iqd05lo75mh7z1
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Programs & Initiatives. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2002). Resource Conservation and Development Program Reaches a Milestone (Rural America, Vol. 17, Issue 4). https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/publications/46984/19352_ra174g_1_.pdf (accessed December 23, 2025)

Where You Work: State & Region Basics

• Alabama Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). Home [Webpage]. Retrieved from https://alconservationdistricts.org/
• Alaska Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). Districts. Retrieved from https://alaskaconservationdistricts.org/districts/
• National Association of Conservation Districts. (n.d.). About Districts. Retrieved from https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/about-districts/
• National Conservation District Employees Association. (n.d.). Regions. Retrieved from https://www.ncdea.us/regions

Quotes from Hugh Hammond Bennett

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Hugh Hammond Bennett quotes. Retrieved from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/history/brief-history-nrcs/hugh-hammond-bennett-quotes