USDA NRCS — Conservation Technical Assistance

Free conservation planning and technical design assistance from USDA NRCS field staff for landowners and conservation projects.

USDA NRCS provides free conservation planning and technical assistance to landowners and partners through field offices in every PA county. NRCS specialists help develop conservation plans, design BMPs, oversee construction, and connect landowners to financial assistance programs like EQIP, CSP, and CREP.Watershed groups working with farmers should know about local NRCS field staff as the on-the-ground technical resource. NRCS staff can also be partners on project scoping, monitoring plan design, and grant applications that involve agricultural landowners.Free, professional-grade technical support — and the gateway to most federal agricultural conservation funding.