2009 Conservation Stewardship Program (signup 2010-01)

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) replaces the Conservation Security Program with the new Conservation Stewardship Program for fiscal years 2009 through 2017.

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by undertaking additional conservation activities and improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities.

CSP is available on Tribal and private agricultural lands in all 50 States and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands Areas. The program provides equitable access to all producers, regardless of operation size, crops produced, or geographic location.

Montana CSP Geographic Areas

Geographic Areas in Montana were designated with input from the State Technical Advisory Committee. These areas have been designated because they have similar resource concerns and will allow applicants to be considered and evaluated with applicants that have similar land uses and resource concerns.

There are five Montana CSP Geographic Areas: Mountain West CSP Area (Missoula Area) Golden Triangle CSP Area (Great Falls Area) Yellowstone CSP Area (Bozeman Area) Eastern Montana Plains CSP Area (Miles City Area) Nonindustrial Private Forest Land (statewide)

See the 2009 Montana CSP Geographic Area Map for a larger map and list of counties within each CSP area.

Application Materials and Announcements

Application Deadlines

The deadline for FY2010 CSP applications is January 31, 2010.

See the national NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Web page for the following:

• Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Interim Final Rule (July 29, 2009)
• New CSP Fact Sheet
• 2009 Conservation Stewardship Self-Screening Checklist
• 2009 Conservation Stewardship Program Activity List
• 2009 Enhancement Activity Job Sheets

Application forms and further program information are also available at your local Service Center.

Montana Supplements

• 2009 Resource-Conserving Crops for Montana
• 2009 Enhancement Activity Job Sheet Attachments for Montana. To be attached to 2009 Enhancement Activity Job Sheets downloaded from the national NRCS CSP Web page.

Organic Transitioning

Prior-Year Conservation Security Program (CSP) Montana Archives

• 2008 Conservation Security Program Archival Purposes Only
• 2007 Conservation Security Program Archival Purposes Only
• For 2004, 2005, and 2006 CSP archives, contact Dennis Dellwo.

For More Information

For more information and updates about CSP, please refer to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site, the national NRCS Web site, or contact one of the Montana NRCS personnel listed below.

Montana Program Contacts

Dennis Dellwo, Program Specialist
Phone: 406-587-6748
Email: Dennis.Dellwo

Carrie Mosley, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: 406-587-6967
Email: Carrie.Mosley

Last Modified: 01/23/2013