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2024
NACD Comments on the Natural Resources Conservation Services’ Conservation Practice Standards
NACD Letter to Congress Urging Disaster Relief Legislation
NACD Transition Letter to President-Elect Trump
NACD Comments on USDA Implementation of the SUSTAINS Act
NACD Comments on Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider Program
NACD Comments on BLM’s Draft Amendments to the Greater Sage-Grouse Management Plans
NACD Letter to House Committee on Agriculture Leaders on the New House of Representatives Farm Bill
NACD Comments on the National Wildlife Refuge System: Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health Rule and Policy Updates
NACD Conservation Operations FY2025 Congressional Appropriations Letter
NACD Letter to Congressional Agricultural Committees on a New Farm Bill and Incorporating Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Investments
2023
NACD Letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Lacey Act Amendments of 2023
National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition (NESARC), including NACD, Responds to Endangered Species Act Proposed Rule
NACD Conservation Operations FY2024 Congressional Appropriations Letter
NACD Comments to BLM on Conservation and Landscape Health
Conservation Programs and Technical Assistance FY2024 Congressional Appropriations Letter
NACD Comments on BLM Resource Management Plan Amendments for Solar Energy Planning
2022
NACD Comments on Infrastructure Reduction Act NRCS Funding Implementation
NACD Letter to Environmental Protection Agency on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
NACD Comments to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
NACD Comments to Federal Emergency Management Agency Request for Information on National Floodplain Management Standards
2021
NACD Comments to Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations
NACD Comments to USDA’s Climate Smart Agriclture and Forestry Partnership Program
NACD Comments on Waters of the U.S.
NACD Comments to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Summer 2021
NACD Climate Action Task Force Letter to USDA on Climate Solutions
NACD Letter to Senate Supporting Nomination of Janie Simms Hipp for USDA General Counsel
NACD Comments to U.S. Forest Service Rangeland Management Directives
Conservation Community Sends Letter to Congress on FY22 Appropriations
NACD Sends Letter to Secretary Vilsack on President’s Budget
NACD Comments to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation
NACD Letter to Senate Ag Committee Leadership on Vilsack Nomination
NACD Submits Western Water Listening Session Written Testimony
NACD Comments to NRCS Non-Industrial Private Forest Land
2020
Biden Transition Letter to EPA Review Team
NACD Transition Letter to DOI Review Team
NACD Comments to USFS on Assessing Fees for Excess and Unauthorized Grazing Proposed Rule
NACD Transition Letter to President-Elect Biden USDA Review Team
NACD Transition Letter to President-Elect Biden
NACD Letter to NRCS on Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Progarm
NACD Comments to DOI on Draft Invasive Species Strategic Plan
NACD Support Letter for Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020
NACD Comments to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Fall 2020
NACD Support Letter Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020
NACD Comments on CRP’s Environmental Benefits Index Calculations
NACD Letter to NIFA on Urban Agriculture
NACD Letter to Special Committee on the Climate Crisis
NACD Letter to Congress on PILT and SRS
NACD Submits Comments to BLM on PEIS for Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration in the Great Basin
NACD Comments on Greater Sage-Grouse DSEIS
NACD Comments to NRCS on Interim RCPP Rule
NACD Letter to Congress on Future COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Conservation Coalition Letter in Support of FY21 Conservation Funding
NACD Letters to Senate on FY21 Ag and Interior Appropriations
NACD Letters to House on FY21 Ag and Interior Appropriations
NACD Letter to NRCS on Interim ACEP Rule
NACD Comments on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA
NACD Letter to BLM on Proposed Revisions of Grazing Regulations for Public Lands
NACD Letter to NRCS on Interim EQIP Rule
NACD Comments on Interim CRP Rule
NACD Public Comment on CSP Interim Rule
2019
NACD Letter to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
NACD Letter to BLM Wild Horse Advisory Board
NACD Letter to Western Caucus Supporting ESA Package 2019
NACD Public Comment Heirs Properties
NACD Public Comment on USFS NEPA Categorical Exclusion
NACD Letter to NRCS Regarding Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program
NACD Comments on the Interim Rule for Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions
NACD Letter to NRCS on RCPP
NACD Public Comment on Gray Wolf ESA Delisting
NACD Public Comment on Hauling Water to Wild Horses – Fish Creek HMA
NACD Public Comment on WOTUS
Urban Agriculture Coalition Letter on Urban Agriculture Appropriations
Conservation Coalition Letter in Support of Conservation Funding
2018
NACD Letter to Biomass RD Technical Advisory Committee
NACD Letter to National Wild Horse Advisory Board
NACD Letter to Congress on LWCF
Farm Bill Conference Committee Letter from Forestry in the Farm Bill Coalition
NACD Letter to House and Senate Farm Bill Conferees
NACD Letter to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on ESA Package
NACD Letter to Congressional Western Caucus for House ESA Package
Template Soil Health Stamp Letter of Support
NACD Soil Health Stamp Letter of Support
NACD Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership on Farm Bill
NACD and National Conservation Partnership Leaders Letter to Secretary Perdue on NRCS Hiring
Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee on Conservation Title Funding in the Next Farm Bill
Letter in Support of Jim Hubbard’s Nomination as Under Secretary
NACD Letter to House Agriculture Committee Leadership on Farm Bill
NACD FY19 Appropriations Request Letters to Congress
2017
NACD Comments on USFS Notice to Amend GSGs Plans
NACD Comments on FWS Mitigation Policy and ESA CMP
Conservation Partners’ Letter to Secretary Perdue
NACD Comments on BLM Notice to Amend GSG RMPs
NACD comments on USDA’s second reorganization proposal
National Conservation Partnership Letter in Support of Bill Northey Confirmation
Effects of USDA staffing plan on Customer Service and Conservation Technical Assistance
NACD comments on WOTUS rule recodification
Letter of support for Censky nomination to the Senate Agriculture Committee
NACD comments on WOTUS
NACD letter to Interior Secretary Zinke on department review
NACD comments on USDA reorganization plan
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts comments on farm bill for Senate Agriculture Committee hearing
NACD letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on SAM, DUNS requirements
Fire Funding Coalition Letter to Administration
Coalition Letter in Support of Forestry Appropriations in FY17 and FY18
NACD Letter on Placement of Energy Transmission Facilities
NACD Letter on Irrigation Improvements on Public Lands
NACD Letter on Federal Agency Jurisdiction of Water Quality
NACD Letter of Support of HR 1373 – APPROVAL Act
NACD Letter of Support for HR 424 – Gray Wolf Delisting
Letter to Congress requesting increased funding for farm bill conservation programs
NACD FY18 Appropriations Request Letters to Congress
Letter in support of farm bill funding for agriculture and conservation
NACD Letter to Senate Leadership on BLM Final Planning Rule
NACD Letter to House Leadership on BLM Final Planning Rule
Letter of Support for Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
Coalition Letter to President-Elect Trump on National Monuments and Antiquities Act
2016
NACD Comments on BOSH Project Draft EIS
NACD Letter on BLM Final Planning Rule
NACD Comments on Estate Tax Changes
NACD Comments on Proposed Endangered Species Act CMP
NACD Requests Extension of Comment Period on FWS ESA Mitigation
NACD Comments to the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
NACD Comments on EPA-USGS technical report: “Protecting aquatic life from effects of hydrologic alteration”
Template Comment Letter for Conservation Districts and State Associations (Editable Word File)
NACD Comments on BLM Planning 2.0
NACD Comments to FWS on Proposed Mitigation
NACD Urges Senate Leaders to Support Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, Prevention and Management Act
NACD National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Public Comments
NACD Comments to GYE on Grizzly Bear Delisting
SUFC FY17 House Interior Appropriations Letter
FY2017 House Interior Appropriations
FY2017 Senate Interior Appropriations
Coalition Budget Letter
NACD FY17 House Ag Appropriations Request
NACD FY17 Senate Ag Appropriations Request
2015
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Leaders
Conservation Coalition Letter Opposing Conservation Cuts
Letter to the Administration and Government Agencies on the need for Wildfire Funding and Forest Management
Letter to Congress Urging Funding for Wildfire Disaster Assistance
Letter to House and Senate Ag Subcommittee Members Opposing Cuts to Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Letter to House/Senate Ag Committee Chairs – Supporting NACD’s Concurrent Resolution
NACD Comments on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Interim Rule
NACD Memo to NRCS with Recommendations for the FY 2016 RCPP APF
NACD FY2016 House Interior Appropriations Request
NACD FY2016 Senate Interior Appropriations Request
NACD FY2016 House Ag Appropriations Request
NACD FY2016 Senate Ag Appropriations Request
Letter to Congress on Farm Bill
NACD Comments on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Interim Rule
NACD Comments on the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Interim Rule
2014
FY2015 Omnibus Letter
NACD Comments on the Proposed Rule defining “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) under the CWA
Cover Crop and Soil Health Statement
NACD Comments on the 2014 NRCS Nondiscretionary Changes to Farm Bill Conservation Programs
NACD Supports HR 4315 Letter
NACD Comments on EPA Interpretive Rule Regarding Applicability of the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(I)(A) of the Clean Water Act
Coalition Letter to House/Senate Pre-Conference Appropriations Requests FY15
NACD Comment Period Extension on Waters of the U.S. Proposed and Interpretive Rules
NACD NRCS Comments on RCPP Listening Session
Coalition Letter to Chief Weller with RCPP Recommendations
Coalition FY2015 House Interior Appropriations Request
Coalition Letter to House/Senate Ag Appropriations FY2015
NACD FSA/RMA Comments on Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session
NACD FY2015 House Ag Appropriations Request
NACD FY2015 Senate Ag Appropriations Request
National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition Letter to Congress
NACD Letter Opposing New Mexico Monument to Obama Administration and USDI
Greater Sage Grouse EIS Recommendations to BLM/USFWS
Greater Sage Grouse EIS Recommendations to USDA/USFS
NACD RFS Comments
Letter to USFWS Endorsing Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan