# Conservation Effects for Decisionmakers

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Conservation Effects for Decisionmakers helps NRCS planners evaluate the effects of various conservation options available to the land user.

## Example Descriptions

**NRCS Contact: Lakeitha Ruffin**
              - Part 613 NRCS National Resource Economics Handbook, Developing Cost Data for Conservation Planning
              - NRCS Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Worksheet and Related Tools
              - Conservation Practice Benefit-Cost Templates

### CPA-52 Examples

**NRCS Contact: Bryon Kirwan, IL**

Guidance for Economic Documentation in Conservation Planning(44.69 KB)

CPA-52 CAP-GMP  Grazing Management Plans(1.33 MB)

CPA-52 CAP-FMP  Forest Management Plans(1.33 MB)

CPA-52 CAP CNMP Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan(1.39 MB)

CPA-52 666-338-314 Forest Stand Improvement, Prescribed Burning, Brush Management(1.34 MB)

CPA-52 CRP Re-enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program(1.34 MB)

## Worksheets and Additional Materials

**Contact: David Faulkner, VA**

CREP Participation Worksheet, calculation of practices and costs and payment incomes with signature sheets(142.5 KB)

CRP Worksheet; calculation of practices and costs and payment incomes with signature sheets(97.5 KB)

ECP Worksheet, calculation of practices and costs and payment incomes with signature sheets(101 KB)

**NRCS Contact: Lakeitha Ruffin**

RMS Planning Tool - FY22 National(505.02 KB)

Conservation Practices Physical Effects (CPPE) - FY22 National Template(538.5 KB)

Economic Handbook Documentation for CED Studies(245.09 KB)

Conservation Effects for Decisionmakers Training Workbook(3.97 MB)

**NRCS Contact: Hal Gordon**

Oregon CRP CED Study, two levels of analysis(27 KB)

Oregon Range CED Study(21 KB)

Oregon CED Study on Dairy Manure onto Corn/Grass/Legume Silage Rotation, three levels of analysis(32 KB)

Oregon Blank CED Study Form(19.5 KB)

**NRCS Contact: James Featherston, TX**

Economics and the Conservation Buffer Initiative(259.39 KB)

Cover letter from the State Conservationist for the above example(34.5 KB)

##   Related Resources

NRCS Environmental Evaluation CPA-52 Worksheet, Tools and Training
Download the CPA-52 worksheet and explore on-demand training, tools, guidance and other documents.

Conservation Practice Physical Effects
The CPPE matrix, and associated planning tools, describe how NRCS’s conservation practices effect the Natural Resource and Human-Economic Environments. 

Conservation Practice Benefit-Cost Templates
Knowing the benefits and cost of conservation activities is essential to making good decisions and investments that are cost effective.

Conservation Practice Standards
On this page find links to national conservation practice standards and supporting documents.

Conservation Practice Standards Information
Learn about the information provided in conservation practice standards and supporting documents, such as overviews, worksheets, and network effects diagrams.

Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)
Technical guides are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources.