The Western Shasta RCD collaborates with various agencies and groups to bring to landowners a variety of cost share programs for the conservation of natural resources.

	Riparian fencing
	Riparian planting
	Stream bank erosion control
	Upland erosion control
	Off-stream water development
	Vegetation reduction

What are some of the programs through which these services are available? The Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) is a federal cost share program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, jointly administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). EQIP is a competitive program that will help landowners develop conservation plans to cover all of the major conservation issues on their property. If the application is ranked high enough to receive funding, then cost share dollars become available to complete the practices identified in the plan.

To increase timber production, the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) shares the cost of tree planting, timber stand improvement and other related practices on non-industrialized private forest lands. This program is administered by USFS.