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Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Who we are

                           

To reach staff members by phone, dial 707-252-4188 and the extension below

Staff	Position	Extension	Email address
Rita Steiner	District Conservationist	x101	rita.steiner@ca.usda.gov
Chip Bouril	Soil Conservationist	x102	chip.bouril@ca.usda.gov
Kelly Gin	Soil Conservationist	x104	kelly.gin@ca.usda.gov
Carolyn Jones	Agricultural Engineer	x103	carolyn.jones@ca.usda.gov

 

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) is a very close working partner with the RCD. Although the NRCS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we tailor services to the local RCD and community need.

 

Services and programs

Watch these videos to learn more about what we do!

• Conservation Planning: There's a plan for that
• Pollinator Hedgerow
• Irrigation Water Management
• Managing for Wildlife Habitat on Rangelands
• Forest Stand Improvement

We work with landowners to develop NRCS Conservation Plan - a plan that details the management decisions and conservation practices of individual landowners.  The plan is private, and is designed to help landowners meet their management and environmental goals.

We plan and consult on projects related to: erosion control, water quality, grazing management, seeding and planting, wetland evaluation, stream restoration, permitting and understanding local laws, and soils and land use maps

 

     Programs

• USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP (cost-share incentive programs for farmers and ranchers)
• USDA Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, WHIP (cost-share incentive programs for farm and ranch projects that benefit wildlife)
• Emergency Watershed Protection Program (grants for land restoration in times of emergency)
• Wetlands Reserve Program (easements for restoration of wetlands)

 

How we partner

NRCS provides technical assistance to RCD programs, along with some very valuable technical consultation to landowners and other state, federal, and local agencies in Napa County. Our land stewardship program, the County Conservation Regulations Program, and the many watershed restoration projects we sponsor are just a few of the efforts NRCS helps to support. The Napa County Soil Survey, (available on-line) was created by NRCS soil scientists, and is supported as an ongoing public information technology effort by local staff.