This guide can help your community get a head start on protecting its future.  It includes information about technical resources and funding programs available to help protect the quality of the environment where you live.  Your County Soil and Water Conservation District can also provide recommendations and guidance about other local or watershed specific programs not included in this guide.  Districts are your public resource for professional assistance to protect and enhance natural resources, and incorporate conservation into land use decision making.  Click here for your local District’s contact information.

Click here to view the technical and financial resources available in the Assistance Guide.

Hard copies of the Guide can also be acquired through your local District, or by contacting the New York Association of Conservation Districts (NYACD). 

This Guide was developed by Sarah Avery Gordon Environmental Consulting, LLC, in conjunction with the NYACD, NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee, NYS District Employees Association, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Water Resources Institute, NYS Association of Environmental Management Councils, NYS Association of Regional Councils, Soil and Water Conservation District Staff from around the state, and a handful of municipal and county planning boards.