U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 



The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) does not manage public lands, 

 however, they provide technical assistance to private landowners and 

 federal, state, and local units of government. 



SCS provides technical assistance (e.g., soils, biology, 

 engineering) to landowners to achieve conseirvation objectives. 

 This assistance includes the restoration, creation, and enhancement 

 of wetlands. 



SCS is responsible for delineating wetlands for implementation 

 of the 1985 Farm Bill ("Swampbuster") and the 1990 Food, Agriculture, 

 Conservation, and Trade Act (FACTA) . In addition, the 1990 FACTA 

 included the Wetland Reserve Program which provides financial and 

 technical assistance to restore and protect 1,000,000 acres of 

 wetlands over the next five years. 



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