If you are interested in obtaining multiple copies of any of these brochures,
e-mail Joanne Bruce or call her at
515-323-2602. Hard copies are available for most of these brochures; ones that
are not are labeled Out of Print.
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Attracting
Iowa Wildlife - This 36-page brochure explains what habitats
support Iowa wildlife on private lands. |
 Better Wetlands
(Out of Print) |

A
Community Leader's Guide to Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
(827 KB)
(Out of Print) |

Complete
Conservation for Your Farm - Learn about resource management
planning and protecting the five major resource on your farm--soil, water,
air, plants and animals
(Out of Print) |

Conservation Choices - This 36-page book serves as a guide to 30
environmental and conservation practices that can be used in a resource
management system. |

Conservation
Crop Rotations: Iowa Job Sheet (542 KB) |

Conservation
Milestones at the Millennium (862 KB) - In the year 2000 Iowa reached 10 conservation milestones. Click here to see
the significant accomplishments that private landowners, government agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and others achieved by working together.
(Out of Print) |
.jpg) Conservation
Strategies for Growing Communities (2.2 MB) - This 32-page book provides
information and direction relating to conservation in urban areas.
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Contour
Buffer Strips: Iowa Job Sheet (430 KB) |

Contouring:
Iowa Job Sheet (585 KB) |

CRP
Land: It's In Your Hands (1.8 MB) - A look at possible land use
choices for land coming out of CRP.
(Out of Print) |

Ways
CRP Helps Landowners Plant Trees in Iowa (2 MB) |
 Dams
In Danger (259 KB) - Learn how aging watersheds are threatening both
Iowa's people and its environment.
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Faces
of CSP (1.2 MB) - Find out what six Iowa farmers say about their
experiences with the Conservation Security Program (CSP). |
 Favored
Food & Cover - Wildlife Poster/Brochure (874 KB) - A guide to basic
habitat needs of popular wildlife species in the Midwest.
(Out of Print)
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Field
Borders: Iowa Job Sheet (415 KB) |

Filter
Strips (777 KB) - Iowa NRCS conservation practice job sheet.
(Out of Print) |

Food Plots for
Wildlife: Iowa Job Sheet (368 KB) |

Preventing
Soil Loss with Grassed Waterways (3 MB) New! |

From
the Ground Down (3.2 MB) - An Introduction to Iowa Soil Surveys.
(No Print Copies Available) |

A
Guide to Conservation Programs (471 KB) |

Improving
Lives, Communities and the Environment Through Natural Resources
Conservation (2.5 MB) |

Protecting
the Indiana Bat: An Endangered Species (158 KB)
New! |

Interseeding (356
KB) - Interseeding is a good way to improve existing stands of single
species grasses. Learn general rules, pros and cons of several different
establishment methods, and seed selection.
Updated 5/8/07 |

Iowa
NRCS Conservation Atlas (2.5 MB) - This booklet contains maps which
reflect program funding and broad accomplishments in several programs.
Individual landowner feature stories are also part of the Atlas. |
 Landowner
Responsibilities for Installing Conservation Projects with USDA Assistance
(80 KB)
Updated 4/25/08 |
 LESA
- Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (133 KB)
Out of Print |

Lines
on the Land (6.9 MB) |

Managing
Iowa Acreages (4.4 MB) - topics include managing storm water,
low-maintenance lawns, buffering stream banks, pond maintenance and pasture
management. |

Native
Prairie: establishment & management of native prairie (933 KB) -
Learn how to establish and manage native prairie. |

No-Till
Garden Recipe (25 KB) Basic No-till Garden Recipe--a one-page recipe
of instructions on how to build a great soil and grow a great garden. |
 Nutrient
Management Q&A (97 KB) - Get some basic answers to some of the most
common questions about the different types of nutrient management plans,
definitions and terms.
(Out of Print)
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Options
for CRP Mid Contract Management (961 KB) |

Organic
Material (17 KB) Organic Material for a no-till garden--a one-page
sheet with suggestions on how to incorporate organic matter into your garden
for better results.
(Out of Print) |
 Pasture
Conditioning Score Fact Sheet (260 KB) - Answers what a pasture
conditioning score is, when to conduct one and how it is used in the
implementation of the Conservation Security Program (CSP).
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 Pest
Management: Iowa Job Sheet (254 KB)
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The
Phosphorus Index: Iowa Job Sheet (126 KB) - Learn about why the Phosphorus Index was created, who
it was created for and why it was created and what it does.
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Prescribed
Burning (784 KB) - This fact sheet provides background information on
how to plan and implement a prescribed burn plan; it includes a sample burn
plan.
(Out of Print) |
 Profitable
Pastures (2.4 MB)
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Iowa
Rain Garden Design and Installation Manual (3.1 MB)
New! |

Residue
and Tillage Management: Iowa Job Sheet (536 KB)
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Restoring
Iowa Wetlands (11.2 MB) - A snapshot of Iowa's wetland types, benefits,
restoration processes and programs for land users. |

Restoring and Managing Habitat for
Reptiles and Amphibians
(No Print Copies Available)
Web-Version |

Riparian
Forest Buffer: Iowa Job Sheet - (935 KB)
(Out of Print) |
 RUSLE2
- Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (262 KB)
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 Seeding
Native Landscapes (1 MB)
(Out of Print) |

Soil
Conditioning Index Fact Sheet (430 KB) - Answers what a soil
conditioning index is, why it is important, its role in the implementation
of CSP, and other uses. |

Stream
Solutions: A Landowner's Guide (647 KB) - This brochure provides
environmentally beneficial, cost-effective alternatives to straightening a stream channel. |

Stripcropping:
Iowa Job Sheet (164 KB) |

Strip-Till:
Iowa Job Sheet (392 KB) |

Technical
Service Providers (554 KB) - Information for prospective TSPs,
interested landowners and NRCS employees in Iowa. |

Terraces:
Iowa Job Sheet (165
KB) - Learn about the different types of terraces, how they work,
installation requirements of each, and maintenance. |

Tillage
Equipment Pocket ID Guide (3.7 MB) |

Urban Conservation Fact Sheets - A set of
six urban conservation practice fact sheets. Practices include: Low Impact
Development (LID), Bioswales, Native Landscaping, Pervious Paving, Rain
Gardens, and Soil Quality Restoration.
(Limited Availability) |

Women,
Land and Legacysm: Building Your
Farm's Future Today - (179 KB)
(Out of Print) |
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