Outreach Materials
Recommended Conservation Practices for Herpetological Species: Fact Sheets
These fact sheets identify key information about threatened and endangered herpetological species and identifies recommended NRCS practices under EQIP and ACEP–WRE.
Private Land Biologist (PLB) & Private Land Engineer (PLE) Support Teams - Helping NRCS State Offices Bring Aquatic Conservation to Life
The Aquatic Connectivity Framework is supported by two specialized teams working across priority regions. Private Lands Biologists (PLBs) bring deep knowledge of aquatic ecology to help NRCS staff with landowner outreach, habitat assessments, and biological planning. Private Lands Engineers (PLEs) apply Water Resource Engineering expertise to design practical solutions for stream crossings, bank stabilization, and fish passage. Together, these teams strengthen the capacity of state offices to deliver effective aquatic conservation on private lands.
Aquatics Conservation Action: Diagrams/Posters
In 2025, children’s book illustrator Erick Ingraham was commissioned to diagram the 7 key conservation actions that the aquatic conservation framework is advocating and implementing. These diagrams are currently available to download for 5 distinct audiences. Including: General Public, State Agencies, Private Landowners, Media Outlets, Techical Partners
The Last Dragons - Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders - 10 minute film
An intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander that lives as much in myth as in reality.... and in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers.
