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Conservation Security Program (CSP)

Updated 04/03/2008

General Program Information

The Conservation Security Program 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.

Each year, watersheds are selected for participation in the CSP program. See information below for this year's watersheds. Please contact your NRCS field office concerning future availability of funds in your watershed.

Public Meetings
Location Date Time Directions
Bedford County
(all counties invited)
Farm Bureau
323 Bethany Lane
(side entrance)
Shelbyville, TN
April 14, 2008 6:30 P.M.
Coffee County
(all counties invited)
Holiday Inn Express Conference Center
111 Hospitality Blvd.
Manchester, TN 37355
April 15, 2008 6:00 P.M. just off I-24
Exit 114
Marshall County
(all counties invited)
Lewisburg Gas Dept Conference Room
505 N Ellington Parkway
Lewisburg, TN 37091
April 17, 2008 6:00 P.M. across from KFC restaurant
Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart and Sumner Counties
(all counties invited)
The Center and Recreation Building
401 North Main Street
Springfield, TN 37172
April 22, 2008 6:00 P.M.

2008 Watershed Information

The following watersheds were selected to participate in CSP during fiscal year 2008:

Upper Duck River Watershed
 

Thumbnail view of Upper Duck River Watershed; Click for a large map
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a larger view

 
Red River (administered by Kentucky NRCS) For parts of Tennessee Counties Clay, Macon, and Sumner

Thumbnail view of Red River Watershed; Click for a large map
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a larger view

Thumbnail view of Red River Watershed; Click for a large map
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a detail view

National information about CSP is available on the CSP national website. (Watersheds can be looked up by zip code at this site.)

Self-Assessment Workbook and Record Keeping

The self-assessment workbook will give producers a good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP at this time. Producers who may not be eligible can find out about programs that can help them achieve a higher level of conservation so that they may apply for CSP in the future. 

The following documents require Adobe Reader, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Excel:

Adobe Acrobat DocumentFY 2008 Conservation Security Program Self-Assessment Workbook (2.2MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFY 2008 Conservation Security Program Self-Assessment Workbook (Spanish) (889.0KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentFY Grazing Record and Documentation of Grazing System (29.50KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentFY Crop Rotation Record Sheet (34.00KB)

CSP Cost Share Activities and Certification Sheets

The following documents require Adobe Reader:

Activity Sheet Certification Sheet
Agricultural Odor pdf (58.98 KB) pdf (67.10 KB)
Compaction Avoidance Through Controlled Traffic pdf (69.51 KB) pdf (48.58 KB)
Cropped Woodland Improvement pdf (25.20 KB) pdf (25.53 KB)
Drainage Water Management pdf (25.20 KB) pdf (51.15 KB)
Energy Audit of Agricultural Operations pdf (34.44 KB) pdf (49.48 KB)
Field Poly Tubing and Drip Tape Recycling pdf (24.57 KB) pdf (28.79 KB)
Grazing Management pdf (57.24 KB) pdf (99.96 KB)
Irrigation Management pdf (39.76 KB) pdf (31.32 KB)
Monitoring pdf (394.00 KB) pdf (144.96 KB)
Nutrient Management pdf (104.26 KB) pdf (40.09 KB)
Ozone Precursors pdf (62.05 KB) pdf (65.81 KB)
Particulate Matter pdf (48.54 KB) pdf (72.54 KB)
Pesticide Management pdf (67.85 KB) pdf (73.82 KB)
Pollinator Areas pdf (30.95 KB) pdf (38.27 KB)
Recycle 100 Percent of Waste Lubricants On Farm pdf (34.12 KB) pdf (29.69 KB)
Reduction of Evaporative Losses pdf (31.88 KB) pdf (36.32 KB)
Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping Plant_ pdf (23.27 KB) pdf (26.92 KB)
Renewable Energy Generation pdf (33.35 KB) pdf (28.01 KB)
Riparian Zone Management pdf (35.08 KB) pdf (25.55 KB)
Salinity Management pdf (35.33 KB) pdf (35.06 KB)
Shallow Water Habitat Management pdf (37.23 KB) pdf (25.59 KB)
Soil Conditioning Index Thresholds pdf (36.61 KB) pdf (22.94 KB)
Wildlife Friendly Haying Management pdf (21.73 KB) pdf (25.59 KB)
Wildlife Water Quality, Widen Buffers pdf (39.64 KB) pdf (33.44 KB)

2008 Payment Schedule

The following document requires Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel DocumentFY 2008 CSP Payment Schedule (42.50 KB)

  • Payments for maintaining conservation practices.

Program Contacts – Tennessee

John Rissler, CSP Program Manager
615-277-2567, voice

Jeff Sanders, State Resource Conservationist
615-277-2576, voice

Service Center Contact Information

County Contact (email) Phone
Bedford Cory J. Hodge (931) 684-4197, Ext.3
Cannon Pamela F. Hoskins (615) 563-4321, Ext.3
Coffee Gary L. Moore (931) 684-4197, ext. 3
Franklin Adam S. Daugherty (931) 967-2521, Ext.3
Giles William B. Walker (931) 363-2675, Ext.3
Lincoln Meredith L. Crosby (931) 438-2450, Ext.3
Marshall Amanda L. Silvey (931) 359-6268, Ext.3
Maury Jeff W. Bowie (931) 388-1307, Ext.3
Moore Cory J. Hodge (931) 388-1307, ext. 3
Rutherford Jason R. McAfee (615) 893-9295, Ext.3
Williamson Trent L. Cash (615) 794-8488, Ext.3