Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework and NRCS Using the ACPF to streamline your work

Resource link: https://acpf4watersheds.org/files/inline-files/Using-the-ACPF_0.pdf

The factsheet offers the NRCS a clear overview of how the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) can enhance its conservation planning efforts. It explains how ACPF creates high-resolution output maps that assist NRCS staff in locating ideal sites for conservation practices such as wetlands, bioreactors, buffer strips, and WASCOBs. This streamlines planning and helps prioritize effective actions. The factsheet also notes that these outputs can be easily integrated into NRCS tools like ArcGIS, Conservation Desktop, and online platforms, supporting both pre-planning and field discussions with farmers. Additionally, it highlights ACPF’s role in encouraging conversations with producers, scoring and ranking funding applications, and providing scientific support for conservation funding, which enables the NRCS to allocate resources where they will be most effective. Finally, it directs NRCS staff on how to access ACPF data and training, promoting wider adoption and skill development within the agency.

_{ACPF HUB is supported through Cooperative Agreement # NR213A750008C007 with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding for the development of new tools and capabilities for the ACPF is provided, in part, by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Effects Assessment Project- Watershed Assessment Studies under the ACPF Enhancement Project, NRCS Interagency Agreement # NRC21IRA0010883 with USDA ARS.}