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Join Montana's NRCS team. Soil conservationists in local communities assist individuals that want a conservation plan. Learn their goals, inventory their property, and provide personalized conservation alternatives. You may suggest conservation activities like cover crops, grazing rotations, high tunnels, or irrigation systems. Customers select activities for their plan and you help them implement the plan.

An incentive payment of up to $10,000 is authorized for eligible selected applicants.

 

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Assist in gathering and assembling preliminary data for all resource concerns for use in developing complete basic farm conservation plans, including conducting engineering surveys and preparing drawings for conservation practices common to the area.
  • Utilize Toolkit/Protracts programs in the documentation and management of conservation plans and technical assistance by the service center.
  • Carry out a follow-up schedule for applying soil conservation practices in accordance with plan and contract schedules.
  • Work with District Conservationists to conduct environmental education on natural resource issues, water quality, and general conservation.