Glossary of Conservation Acronyms
In addition to conservation terms, you will also need to learn the many acronyms that are associated with conservation work.
a
- AA - Administrative Assistant
- AFO - Animal Feeding Operation
- AgNPS - Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
- APAP - Agricultural Pollution Abatement Program
- APHIS - Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
- APO - Annual Plan of Operations
- APW - Annual Plan of Work
- ARS - Agricultural Research Service
b
- BAG - Basin Advisory Group
- BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management
- BMP - Best Management Practice
c
- CAFO - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
- CAP - Conservation Action Plan
- CAT - Critical Area Treatment
- CCA - Certified Crop Advisor
- CCC - Commodity Credit Corporation
- CD - Conservation District
- CED - County Executive Director (FSA)
- CEMA - Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activity
- CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- CES - Cooperative Extension System
- CFS - Cubic Feet per Second
- CMP - Corrugated Metal Pipe
- CNMP - Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan
- CO - Conservation Operations (NRCS)
- CPESC - Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control
- CPS - Conservation Practice Standard
- CREP - Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
- CRES - Conservation Reporting Evaluation System
- CRP - Conservation Reserve Program
- CSP - Conservation Stewardship Program
- CTA - Conservation Technical Assistance
- CWA - Clean Water Act
d
- DC - District Conservationist
- DIA - Design and Implementation Activities
- DOE - Department of Energy
- DOI - United States Department of the Interior
- DOT - Department of Transportation
e
- EA - Environmental Assessment
- EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity
- EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
- EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
- EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- ESD - Ecological Site Description
f
- FMP - Forest Management Plan
- FOTG - Field Office Technical Guide
- FPA - Forest Practices Act
- FRPP - Farm and Ranchland Protection Program
- FSA - Farm Service Agency
- FTE - Full-Time Equivalent
- FY - Fiscal Year
g
- GIS - Geographic Information System
- GMP - Grazing Management Plan
- GPS - Global Positioning System
- GRP - Grassland Reserve Program
- GSA - General Services Administration
h
- HEL - Highly Erodible Land
- HIP - Habitat Improvement Program
- HUC - Hydrologic Unit Code
i
- IPM - Integrated Pest Management
l
- LRP - Long Range Plan
- LWG - Local Working Groups
m
- MCM - Minimum Control Measures
- MLRA - Major Land Resource Area
- MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
- MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
- MUG - Map Unit Generator
n
- NACD - National Association of Conservation Districts
- NARCDC - National Association of RC&D Councils
- NASCA - National Association of State Conservation Agencies
- NASIS - National Soil Information System
- NCDEA - National Conservation District Employees Association
- NCSS - National Cooperative Soil Survey
- NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
- NFC - National Finance Center
- NPS - Nonpoint Source
- NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NRI - National Resources Inventory
p
- PA - Pollution Abatement
- PE - Professional Engineer
- PMC - Plant Materials Center
r
- RC&D - Resource Conservation and Development
- RCD - Resource Conservation District
- RCPP - Regional Conservation Partnership Program
- RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- RD - Rural Development
- RMS - Resource Management System
- RUSLE - Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation
s
- SBA - Small Business Administration
- SCD - Soil Conservation District
- SIP - Stewardship Incentive Program
- SO - State Office
- SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
- SSURGO - Soil Survey Geographic Database
- SWCD - Soil and Water Conservation District
- SWCS - Soil and Water Conservation Society
- SWPPP - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
t
- TDP - Technician Development Plan
- TMDL - Total Maximum Daily Load
- TNC - The Nature Conservancy
- TSP - Technical Service Provider
u
- USACE - Corps of Engineers (U.S. Army)
- USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
- USFS - United States Forest Service
- USFWS - United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- USGS - United States Geological Survey
v
- VRT - Variable Rate Technology
w
- WHIP - Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
- WOTUS - Waters of the United States
- WQPA - Water Quality Program for Agriculture
- WRE - Wetlands Reserve Easement
- WRP - Wetlands Reserve Program
- WS - Watershed