Habitat & Conservation
Practical Farmers of Iowa's conservation and habitat program brings our farmer-led approach to on-farm, working lands conservation across four areas: in-field conservation, edge-of-field conservation, grazing and pasture-lands conservation, and set-aside.
Programs
Row Crops to Prairies and Trees
Receive incentive payments to establish prairies or trees on your...
Precision Conservation Analysis
Receive a one-time incentive payment and a profitability assessment of...
Prairie Strips
Participate in our Prairie STRIPS (buffer strips) program to establish...
Petite Prairies
Receive a one-time incentive payment to establish small native prairie...
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Habitat & Conservation
Petite Prairies
Do you have odds-and-ends areas within or adjacent to crop fields, such as roadside ditches, farmstead, berms, etc. that aren't productive? Receive a one-time incentive payment, plus technical support, to establish small native prairie in these areas.
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Technical Assistance and Financial Assistance
The following organizations provide technical and/or financial assistance to individuals seeking to restore, manage, and improve habitat and conservation practices on privately-owned lands. Click each link below for more information and contact information for each organization.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS):
- Working Lands Financial Assistance (Conservation Stewardship Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program)
- Easements (Agricultural Land Easements, Wetland Reserve Easements)
- Conservation Technical Assistance
- Find a technical service provider
- Find your local USDA Service Center
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA):
Iowa Department of Natural Resources:
- Iowa DNR Wildlife Landowner Assistance Homepage
- Iowa DNR Wildlife Technical Assistance
- Iowa DNR Native Prairie, Wetland, and Wildlife Habitat Tax Exemption
- Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP)
- Iowa DNR Cost-Share Information
- Find your local Iowa DNR Private Lands Biologists
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach:
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation:
- Pollinator Conservation Resources – Great Lakes Region (Eastern Iowa)
- Pollinator Conservation Resources – North Central Region (Western Iowa)
- Invertebrate Conservation Fact Sheets
Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever:
- Iowa PF/QF Habitat Programs
- Precision Agriculture
- Seed Program
- Iowa PF/QF Staff (includes maps of private lands biologist areas of responsibility)
- Find a biologist
Other organizations that offer conservation resources:
- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- Conservation Districts of Iowa
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Ducks Unlimited
- Trees Forever
- Sustainable Iowa Land Trust
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