The National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation

October 22 - 24, 2014

Agricultural activities are a key component of many large landscapes and effective delivery of conservation assistance to agricultural producers is a critical factor in achieving landscape-scale conservation outcomes.  Presenters in this session will provide insight into the theory and practice of targeting conservation programs for large scale benefit.  A historic overview of conservation targeting will provide a background for understanding macro and field scale targeting approaches.  These presentations will take into account natural resource as well as social science factors that influence an individual producer’s adoption of conservation practices.  The session will end with a presentation of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service approach to delivering landscape scale conservation through Landscape Conservation Initiatves.