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Assistance and Resources

Technical and financial resources are available to help landowners and producers restore playa hydrology by filling pits, removing sediment, and planting grass buffers. We can help you identify funding sources to help with restoration costs and provide income when taking the playa and surrounding land out of production, such as the programs listed in the table below.

To get started, click on the desired conservation activity or program type in the top blue bar. All relevant programs will be displayed. You can further filter the list by location, land eligibility, and type of assistance available. For more program details, click on the name of the program. Then contact us to schedule a visit and discuss which options may work for you.

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Program	State	County	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	5 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
New Mexico State Land Office Playa Conservation Program Restores playas on leased state lands	NM	Arapahoe County Douglas County Custer County Cheyenne County Ellis County Edwards County Colfax County Dawson County Keith County Frontier County	Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	20 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Protects, restores, and enhances wetlands that have been degraded by agricultural production	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Pasture	30 years or permanent	Easement payment Technical help
New Mexico Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program (USFWS) Improves wildlife habitat for threatened, endangered, and declining species	NM		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	10 years	Practice payment Technical help
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish Playa Conservation Program Restores playa function and water flow on privately owned or federally leased lands	NM		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	20 years	Practice payment Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP) Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops	10-15 years	Annual payment Incentive payment Practice payment Technical help

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Program	State	County	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Removes highly erodible or environmentally sensitive land from production	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Adams County	Crops	10-15 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	5 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP) Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops	10-15 years	Annual payment Incentive payment Practice payment Technical help

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Program	State	County	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Protects, restores, and enhances wetlands that have been degraded by agricultural production	CO KS NE NM OK TX		Crops Grazing Pasture	30 years or permanent	Easement payment Technical help

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Program	State	Land Use	Contract Length	Assistance
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Non-agriculture Pasture	5 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops Grazing Pasture	1-10 years	Annual payment Practice payment Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP) Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production	CO KS NE NM OK TX	Crops	10-15 years	Annual payment Incentive payment Practice payment Technical help

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