Please review the materials below and complete the accompanying worksheets and activities prior to attending the Fundamentals of Conservation Planning training. 

These pre-course assignments will help to familiarize you with new topics and allow you to engage them more thoroughly than would be possible in the classroom. Reviewing these resources and completing the associated worksheets will also help set the stage for the material that will be covered during the training. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the materials, please contact Josh Vetter. 

The North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Commission programs are voluntary and are most often implemented by working with private landowners. Please review the information on the GrowMore Program facilitated through National Wildlife Federation. Although this guide references the adoption of soil health practices, the outreach and communication strategies covered are relevant and applicable to working with pastureland practices and cooperators as well. 

Properly identifying and documenting resource concerns is the first fundamental step in conservation planning. We work with cooperators to solve these issues, and conserve soil and water. Watch the video and review the three Resource Concern Fact Sheets on common pastureland resource concerns.