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AEM farmers lead the effort to protect drinking water quality in the Skaneateles Lake Watershed.  Photo: NYSSWCC

 

New! 12-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) GIS Watershed Maps

New! AEM Funding Opportunity

Webcasts

New! District Director Training Modules

The New York State
Soil & Water Conservation Committee
Driving Conservation Progress in New York State

Contour stripcropping is one way farmers prevent soil loss and protect water resources. Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS

Agricultural Environmental Management - AEM

Farming We Can Be Proud Of:
AEM Leading the Nation in Conservation.

 
 
Soil & Water Conservation District Partners from Madison and Oneida Counties overlook the Oneida Lake Watershed. Photo by Barb Silvestri, NYSSWCC

Soil & Water Conservation Districts

New York's 58 Soil & Water Conservation Districts:
Providing Today, Protecting Tomorrow.

 
 
Vegetative Buffers provide water quality and wildlife benefits along stream corridors.  Photo courtesy of USDA-NRCS

NYS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

CREP: Keeping it Green, Keeping it Clean.

 
 





NYS Department of
Agriculture & Markets