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Pacific Islands Area (PI) Conservation Security Program (CSP) Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008
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The Conservation Security Program (CSP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation. For 2008, the PI authorized CSP
watersheds are
Hawaii
(Hamakua-Kau) and the Southern Guam watershed. Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, CSP rewards the best land stewards.
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CSP is a voluntary conservation program that supports ongoing stewardship of private, agricultural working lands and rewards those producers who are meeting the highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their operations.
CSP will be available starting on April 18, 2008 through May 16, 2008. The PI
eligible watersheds are the
Hawaii (Hamakua-Kau)
and the Southern Guam watershed.
To apply for CSP, NRCS asks potential participants to complete a
CSP self-assessment workbook available on this website or from the local NRCS offices to find out if their operation meets the requirements of the program and qualifies for program participation. The self-assessment process is completed using a self-screening questionnaire for each land use to be enrolled. When this process is completed, the producer submits the CSP workbook to the local NRCS office during the sign-up period and meets with NRCS personnel to go over any additional needed documentation. NRCS will then determine if eligibility requirements are met and provide options for the producer’s decision on enrollment category placement.
CSP is offered on a rotational basis in as many watersheds as funding allows. The sign-up announcement and specific program requirements for CSP-08-01 are published in the Federal Register.
Program Information by Fiscal Year
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Pacific Islands Area CSP
Contacts:
Michael Whitt
CSP Program Manager
Phone:
(808) 541-2600 x 153
Email: Michael.Whitt@hi.usda.gov
Dennis Kimberlin
Assistant Director for Programs
Phone: (808) 541-2600 x 149
Email: Dennis.Kimberlin@hi.usda.gov
Last Modified:
04/11/2008
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