Farm Service Agency (FSA): www.fsa.usda.gov
The Farm Service Agency administers cost-sharing programs to farmers implementing conservation.  It also provides aerial photos for conservation work, assistance for land treatment and development.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Idaho State: www.id.nrcs.usda.gov
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has a long tradition of work with conservation districts.  It provides technical assistance with soils, conservation practices, and planning to districts, land users and others.
 

State Agencies

Idaho Soil Conservation Commission (ISCC): www.scc.state.id.us
The Idaho Soil Conservation Commission consists of five members and has a staff of 24 members.  The Commission and its staff provide administrative and program assistance and guidance to districts, disseminate information, and seek sources of funding to aid in district operation.

Idaho Department of Agriculture (ISDA): www.agri.state.id.us/
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture administers state laws protecting agricultural producers from diseases, insects, predators, and weeds.  The ISDA regulates fruit, seed, and other agricultural product grading.  The ISDA also issues and approves licenses for nursery dealers, pesticide operators, and applicators; and issues labeling permits for products uses by agricultural producers such as seed, fertilizer, pesticide, etc.  The ISDA is also involved in water resources, transportation, farm labor, and other matters related to the production, distribution and sale of agricultural commodities.

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ): www.deq.state.id.us/
DEQ is a state department created to ensure clean air, water, and land in the state and protect Idaho citizens from the adverse health impacts of pollution.

As a regulatory agency, DEQ enforces various state environmental regulations and administers a number of federal environmental protection laws including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. DEQ manages a broad range of activities including:

• assessment of environmental problems;

• oversight of facilities that generate air, water, and hazardous waste pollution;

• monitoring of air and water quality;

• cleanup of contaminated sites; and

• education, outreach, and technical assistance to businesses, local government agencies, and interested citizens.

The agency is committed to working in partnership with local communities, businesses, and citizens to identify and implement cost-effective environmental solutions.

Idaho State University Cooperative Extension (ISU): http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/index.asp
The University of Idaho Extension work with the people of Idaho to address agricultural, natural resource, youth, family, community and environmental issues. Collaborative relationships with countless agencies, groups, and individuals make possible a vast array of innovative educational programs. Extension faculty are joined by several thousand volunteers and by dozens of cooperating agencies, organizations and businesses, both public and private, on the local, state and national levels.
 

Conservation District Associations

The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts (IASCD): www.iascd.state.id.us/
The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts was organized in 1944 to provide a unified voice for conservation in Idaho.  Its members work closely with the Idaho Soil Conservation Commission on problems of policy and natural resource concerns.  It also provides a forum for discussion of common problems, including erosion and sediment control, water quality, forestry, research, conservation and environmental education, resource planning, wildlife and pasture and range.  In order to pursue its goals of wise resource management, the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts informs the State Legislature and the Congress of its views on natural resource concerns.