2005 Conservation Security Program (CSP)

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. The program provides equitable access to benefits to all producers, regardless of size of operation, crops produced, or geographic location.

CSP 2005 in Oregon

In 2005, conservation stewards in 10 selected watersheds throughout Oregon will have the opportunity to participate in USDA’s new Conservation Security Program. Selected watersheds include: Mid Columbia-Hood River, Lower Willamette, Yamhill, Coquille, Sixes, Chetco, Warner, Hells, Canyon, Lower Grande Ronde, and Willow.

Nationally, producers in the 18 pioneer watersheds from the fiscal year 2004 sign-up will also be included. The Umatilla watershed in Oregon was one of these original CSP watersheds and will be included in this year's sign-up.

Producers with the majority of their land inside these watershed boundaries have met the first criteria for eligibility in this program. Signup dates for the program have not yet been announced, but producers can begin preparing by evaluating the information below.

Producers must fill out a self-assessment to apply for the program. In addition, producers need to provide records of their conservation work. Oregon has developed a Conservation Records book to assist with organizing records for the program.

“The selection of these eleven watersheds in Oregon represents a balance of resource needs, historic stewardship, potential producer eligibility, and the technology and adequate staff needed to successfully implement the program,” said NRCS State Conservationist Bob Graham. “Nationally, the selected watersheds reflect a cross-section of land uses, crop regions and landscapes that will test the basic concepts in NRCS’ newest conservation program,” he said.

• Watersheds
• Chetco
• Coquille
• Hells Canyon
• Lower Grande Ronde
• Lower Willamette
• Middle Columbia-Hood
• Sixes
• Umatilla  (Reopened from Fiscal Year 2004)
• Warner
• Willow
• Yamhill

• Conservation Security Program Self-Assessment Workbook
• Programa de Seguridad para la Conservación
• Additional Information on CSP
• Additional Information on CSP 2004 in Oregon

The following documents requires Adobe Acrobat.

 2005 CSP Contract News Release (PDF, 74 KB)
CSP Eligibility, Qualification and Application Steps (PDF, 136 KB)
Oregon 2005 CSP Selected Watersheds (PDF, 469 KB)
CSP Brochure (PDF, 9.48 MB)
 Statewide Press Release (PDF, 115 KB)
Conservation Record (PDF, 5.25 MB)
CSP Screening Questions (PDF, 1 MB)

Last Modified:  9/29/2005

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