Discover Conservation Programs
The following is a list of conservation programs available to Manitowoc County landowners. These programs may provide you with either technical assistance or financial compensation for installing a conservation practice on your land.
Click on each link to find out how the program may benefit conservation on your land. A specific contact for more information is provided for each program.
Be sure to check out our Conservation Decision Guide! By answering just a few simple questions, the guide will narrow these options to a shorter list of the programs that are most appropriate for you and your land.
Local & State Programs in Wisconsin
- WI Farmland Preservation Program
- WI Nonpoint Targeted Runoff Management Program
- Land and Water Resource Management Plan Implementation
- Managed Forest Law
- Conservation Contract Program
- Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program
- Wildlife Damage Abatement
- Agricultural Management Assistance Program (AMA)
- Conservation on Private Grazing Lands (CPGL)
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- Conservation Security Program (CSP)
- Conservation Technical Assistance Program (CTA)
- Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)
- Debt for Nature Program (DFN)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
- Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
- Forest Legacy Program (FLP)
- Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Forestland Enhancement Program (FLEP)
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
- Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW)
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
- Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)