NRCS Success Stories
See several great posters on Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) successful projects with private landowners.

Contributor Conservation Stories
Here are the first of what we hope are many conservation success stories. Send yours today! (We'll expect more out of pro writers for word count : - )

Landowners soaking up federal wetlands program.
By Todd Burras, Ames Tribune Outdoors Writer, June 21, 2002
DNR seeks applicants for shelterbelt program.
By Todd Burras, Ames Tribune Outdoors Writer, January 21, 2002
Some thoughts about bogs, bird books, bass and ballots.
By Todd Burras, Ames Tribune Outdoors Writer, October 26, 2001
Soaking It Up: Diverse group gathers to discuss wetland preservation.
By Todd Burras, Ames Tribune Outdoors Writer, May 30, 2001
Trappers help restore wild rice: Native grain recovery could boost duck use
By Tom Landwehr, State Conservation Director IA/MN, Ducks Unlimited, Shoreview, MN
Norman Giese Named Swift County Named 2002 Conservation Cooperator
By Rick Gronseth, Swift County Soil and Water Conservation District
Saving Shoreline: Area students, residents, volunteers combine efforts to restore Little Sand Lake
by Christine Lupella, Editor, Pine River Journal Editor
Wetlands Success Story in the Minnesota River Basin
by Lauren Klement, Winthrop, MN
Rescuing a Kickapoo Kettle Valley
by Patricia H. Roth, La Farge, WI

Successful NRCS Partnerships in Pepin & Pierce Counties
Plum Creek in western Wisconsin flows into the scenic St. Croix. With the cooperative efforts of two counties and many landowners, a variety of NRCS programs are contributing to the health of this watershed. View the poster created to highlight the Plum Creek watershed (poster).

NRCS Conservation Technical Assistance for Drinking Water Protection
NRCS and other agencies have teamed up with farmers and landowners to keep the Olmsted County water source safe. For statistics of benefits and accomplishments, see the photo essay of the Olmsted County Hydrologic Unit Area Project (poster).

Improving Missouri Farm Irrigation with NRCS Planning
NRCS assists farms in implementing Irrigation Water Management (poster) plans on a field-by-field basis.

An NRCS Nutrient and Pesticide Management Project Restores Water Quality
The Mark Twain Water Quality Project (poster) in Northeast Missouri assists farmers in maintaining uncontaminated water resources.

NRCS Illinois River Basin Efforts Succeeds
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) (poster) helps reduce erosion and improve water quality in Illinois' central waterway.

Protecting Wetlands in Illinois with NRCS Technical Assistance
With technical assistance from NRCS, thousands of wetland acres are being protected in Southern Illinois' Cache River (poster) watershed.