Key ACF Conservation Practices
Conservation Practice #382 Fencing
Facilitates prescribed grazing for optimal livestock distribution. Delivers quantifiable reductions in soil erosion and compaction, directly improving water quality and enhancing long-term pasture productivity.
Conservation Practice #391 Riparian Forest Buffers
Establishes native vegetative buffers to exclude livestock from riparian zones. Achieves streambank stabilization, significant water quality improvements (nutrient/sediment reduction), enhanced aquatic/terrestrial habitat, and improved soil hydrologic function.
Conservation Practice #580 Streambank Protection
Implements structural and vegetative measures to stabilize eroding banks and manage livestock access. Results in improved stream geomorphology, enhanced riparian vegetation, and increased habitat quality for aquatic and terrestrial species.
Conservation Practice #396 Aquatic Organism Passage
Addresses in-stream barriers (culverts, fords, dams) through removal or retrofit. Restores longitudinal connectivity, which is crucial for aquatic species migration, genetic exchange, and population resilience.
WRE Program Wetland Reserve Easements
Provides permanent/long-term easements for wetland restoration on private/Tribal lands. Delivers critical ecosystem services including flood attenuation, water quality enhancement, biodiversity support, and groundwater recharge.
Conservation Practice #345/329 Reduced Till/No Till
Minimizes soil disturbance via no-till/reduced tillage systems. Enhances soil organic matter, improves aggregate stability and water infiltration/retention, and significantly reduces soil erosion and nutrient runoff.
Conservation Practice #327 Conservation Cover
Establishes permanent herbaceous cover on vulnerable lands. Provides critical wildlife habitat, mitigates soil erosion, improves surface water quality, and contributes to overall soil health and carbon sequestration.
Conservation Practice #657 Wetland Restoration
Re-establishes hydrologic and vegetative characteristics of degraded wetlands. Yields measurable improvements in flood storage capacity, water quality filtration, and biodiversity support.
View all the Aquatic Framework Practices in the AquaCooridors Tool Suite: Handbook
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Posters Explaining Aquatic Framework Conservation Actions
In 2025, children’s book illustrator Erick Ingraham was commissioned to diagram the 8 key conservation actions that the aquatic conservation framework is advocating and implementing. These posters are currently available to download for 5 distinct audiences.
Including:
- General Public
- State Agencies
- Private Landowners
- Media Outlets
- Technical Partners
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Conservation Practice Graphics Library
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