Backyard Conservation Program:  Through its partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Pulaski Conservation District provides technical assistance to urban and rural residents concerning issues such as backyard ponds, backyard wetlands, composting, mulching, nutrient management, pest management, backyard terracing, tree planting, water conservation, wildlife habitat, and French drains. Click on "In Your Backyard", for more information concerning this program.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible National goals. Through EQIP, farmers and ranchers receive financial and technical help to install or implement conservation practices on eligible agricultural land.

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP): WHIP is a voluntary program that encourages creation of high quality wildlife habitats that support wildlife populations of National, State, Tribal, and local significance. WHIP provides technical and financial assistance to landowners and others to develop upland, wetland, riparian and aquatic habitat areas on their property.

Wetland Reserves Program (WRP): WRP is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland, wildlife habitat, soil, water, and related natural resource concerns on private land in an environmentally beneficial and cost effective manner. The program provides an opportunity for landowners to receive financial incentives to enhance wetlands in exchange for retiring marginal land from agriculture.

Education:   The district has made education a priority.  Many activities are held throughout the year, including:  Poster Contest for grades K-12, Envirothon and Scholarship Contest for high school students, Earth Day activities, Conservation Education for teachers.  At Kids Korner tools and activities can be found for students and teachers alike. For more information on these events, please click here.

Beaver Control:  The conservation district Beaver Control Program is administered by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission through Arkansas’ conservation districts.  Only beavers trapped in Pulaski County are eligible for the $10 per tail bounty.  Trappers must notify the district, complete forms, and negotiate with the landowner before trapping begins.  Tails may be brought to the office the last Tuesday of each month between 8:30 a.m. and noon.

Water Use Registration:  Act 154 of 1991 requires all surface and ground water users to be assessed an annual $10 water use fee per registered relift or well excluding water withdrawn for household use.  The irrigation water use can be  registered at the district office October 1 through March 1 of each year for the previous cropping season.

Maps:  Being an urban county many requests are made of the district for public viewing of topographical, aerial, flood, and wetland maps.  Office aerial maps include 1967 and 1990 flights.  There is no cost for 8x11 letter size copies.  Soil survey books for Pulaski County are also available at no cost. 

Newsletter:  The district feels getting conservation information to the public is of utmost importance.  Therefore the district has been publishing a quarterly newsletter. Archived versions of these can be found on the District News page. In a move towards these times, all future newsletters will be put in District News and the stories will be updated regularly rather than once a quarter as in the past.