Identifying Conservation Practice Opportunities

An overview of how the ACPF Modeling Approach can be used NRCS area-wide watershed assessments

20Sep/22

Cover of 2015 May/June Journal of Environmental Quality

Classification of Riparian Buffer Design Types with Application to Assess and Map Stream Corridors

This publication presents a system to classify a watershed’s riparian corridors and apply them toward riparian management planning in hydrologic unit code 12 watersheds.

20Sep/22

Cover of the Journal of Environmental Quality from May 2017

Land Use and Field Boundary Database Development and Structure

This publication describes the structure of the ACPF database, which contains land use, crop history, and soils information and is available for download for 6091 HUC12 watersheds located across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and parts of Kansas,Read More…

20Sep/22

ACPF: Watershed applications, research opportunities and training opportunities

This overview article describes the history and development of the ACPF, its role in a watershed approach to agricultural conservation, training and support for the ACPF, and future challenges anticipated as the ACPF is trialed outsideRead More…

23Aug/22

A visual illustration outlining the process of using the ACPF from planning, running the ACPF, analyzing the results, and application. The table show which steps the Hub team can help with.

Working with the ACPF National Hub

A guide to how the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework National Hub can help you use the ACPF in your conservation planning processes

23Aug/22

The Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool: A planning tool for cost effective conservation

This article in the Journal of Environmental Quality introduces the FiNRT tool and outlines how financial and expected field-scale N loss data are used to calculate total long-term cost and cost effectiveness of various conservation plans.

04Aug/22

Introduction Slide for the Informational Webinar

Wisconsin ACPF Overview Webinar

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Land and Water and other partners hosted an overview webinar on the ACPF and how it can work within Wisconsin.

04Aug/22

Introduction to the ACPF

This video is an introduction to the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) by providing an overview to the three components of the ACPF.

28Jun/22

screen capture of the ACPF use in Minnesota video

Minnesota ACPF Overview Webinar

The Minnesota Water Resources Center hosted an informational webinar on the ACPF and how the ACPF compares to other watershed planning tools commonly used in Minnesota like PTMapp and HSPF-SAM

28Jun/22

ACPF Summary Factsheet

New to the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework or ACPF? Check out the ACPF Summary Factsheet for an overview of how conservation professionals can use the ACPF and what is needed to run the toolbox.