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Watch our short videos to learn about the benefits of conservation practices directly from the farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners applying them. To explore different types of conservation practices, pick a video to watch below or view the whole playlist in alphabetical order.
If you are interested in learning more about installing conservation practices on your land, reach out to your local service center.
Explore all our different conservation methods used by producers around the country. You can filter the results by one or more types of conservation concern.
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Wildlife Habitat Planting
1 minute
Wildlife habitat plantings establish wildlife habitat by planting herbaceous vegetation or shrubs.
Windbreak Establishment
1 minute
Windbreak/shelterbelt establishment is establishing or enhancing of windbreaks, also known as shelterbelts - single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs to protect plants, animals, or structures.
Hedgerow Planting
1 minute
Hedgerows are the establishment of dense vegetation containing a mixture of native shrubs and small trees in a linear design to achieve a natural resource conservation benefits.
Access Road
1 minute
Access road provides a fixed route for vehicular travel for resource activities involving the management of conservation forestry operations, livestock, agriculture, wildlife habitat and more.
Streambank/Shoreline Protection
1 minute
Streambank and shoreline protection consists of applying vegetative or structural measures to stabilize and protect banks of streams, lakes, estuaries, or excavated channels from scour or erosion.
Roof Runoff Structure
1 minute
Roof runoff structures are a structure or system of structures to collect, control, and convey precipitation runoff from a roof.
Structures for Wildlife
2 minutes
Structures for wildlife are installed to replace/modify missing or deficient wildlife habitat components to sustain wildlife or modify existing structures that pose a hazard to wildlife.
Early Successional Habitat
1 minute
Early successional habitat development and management involves manipulating a stand of plants to create and maintain early successional attributes that benefit desired wildlife or natural communities.
Aquatic Organism Passage
1 minute
Aquatic Organism Passage is the modification or removal of barriers that restrict or impede movement of aquatic organisms.