The Caldwell-Travis SWCD in conjunction with the NRCS Lockhart Service Center offers an array of technical and financial assistance programs and services. All offerings are voluntary to landowners.

From recommendations of best management practices to water quality management plans, interested landowners are encouraged to contact the district office to find the best fit for their needs, land use, and resource concerns. The office can advise of the process to become a cooperator with the district and the application procedure.

Conservation programs and services fall within the following categories...

• Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs)

• Conservation Planning

• Technical Assistance

• Financial Assistance Identification.

See the Outreach section for information on the district's other activities that extend beyond technical and financial assistance.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

According to the USDA NRCS "EQIP is a program for helping farmers put soil and water conservation practices on working farmland. EQIP provides technical assistance and cost-share payments to producers. Producers work with conservation professionals such as the NRCS and develop a plan of operations for their land. Selection is based on which applications feature projects that will offer the greatest environmental benefit. Funded projects receive cost-share funds to implement their plan. Some of the projects that can be funded through EQIP include terraces, conservation tillage, nutrient management plans, animal waste management structures, grazing management, wetland restorations, grassed waterways, streambank protection, pest management, and buffer/filter strips."

Contact the office to learn more.