The Natural Resource Conservation Service is a technical agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Agency was established in 1935 as the Soil Conservation Service to carry out continuing programs of soil and water conservation. In partnership with local Conservation Districts, NRCS is charged with promoting and supporting conservation on private lands. Working with NRCS is always a voluntary decision on the part of a landowner.
Conservation assistance from NRCS can benefit your operation in a number of ways:
How do I get started?
The Forest Assistance Program will help landowners and managers make contacts with private consultants, industry or other agencies to achieve management goals.
Our forester, Hunter Dickinson, will be available to answer questions at no cost by phone or by appointment. You can reach Hunter at (989) 726-3412.
The Goal of our Forestry Assistance Program is to educate and assist landowners and managers with:
For $20, the Conservation District can assist and provide landowners with soil sample kits. The most basic soil samples will show levels of organic matter, available Phosphorus, exchangeable Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, soil pH, Buffer pH, Cation Exchange Capacity, and percent base saturation of Cations. Knowing this can help landowners get better success with basic gardening, food plots, and so much more.
Please contact the Conservation District for more info.
Ogemaw CD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program.
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