Conservation Programs for New Jersey

Participation in our conservation programs is voluntary. NRCS accepts requests for assistance and applications for programs throughout the year. Established funding periods facilitate application review and contract development for financial assistance and easement programs.

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Featuring Washington Soil Series

The Washington Series was first recognized and established as a soil series in 1917 in Belvidere, New Jersey. Since that time, 122,000 acres of this series are now mapped in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The series is named after Washington, New Jersey. Learn more about the characteristics of the Washington soil series by visiting our "New Jersey Featured Soil" web page.

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Plant Materials Program

The Cape May Plant Materials Center addresses priority resource issues that include utilizing plants to stabilize sand dunes and prevent shoreline erosion, developing cover crops for use on low residue crops, controlling wind erosion using windbreaks and herbaceous wind barriers, and developing techniques for stabilizing eroding sites.

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