Soil Conservation Technician

The incumbent provides technical conservation assistance to the assigned field office. The technician works with landowners to apply and maintain conservation practices and reviews financial assistance requests under federal, state and possibly local agriculture programs.

Duties

• Gather and compile planning data on rural and/or urban sites, including physical features such as soil limitations, erosion, surface drainage, sedimentation, and other natural resource data.
• Prepare basic natural resources conservation plans where soil survey information is available.
• Schedule follow up with landowners or operators to check progress of conservation practices that are under construction.
• Reviews and makes simple adjustments when necessary to practices according to NRCS Practice Standards and specification.
• Presents material on practice application and specifications at community or contractor meetings.
• Assist with public information activities providing Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) guidance and policy.
• Provides information to farmers, ranchers and other rural residents on the kinds of assistance available from NRCS and other United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies.