USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) is a multi-agency effort led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to quantify the effects of conservation practices across the nation’s working lands.
About the Conservation Effects Assessment Project
Through CEAP, USDA quantifies and reports on trends in conservation practices, and associated outcomes, over time. CEAP findings are used to guide conservation program development and support conservationists, agricultural producers, and partners in choosing the most effective conservation actions and making informed management decisions backed by data and science.
CEAP assessments are carried out at national, regional, and watershed scales for conservation efforts related to croplands, grazing lands, wetlands, and wildlife.
Conservation Effects Assessment Project Assessments
CEAP provides assessments and associated conservation outcomes insights for multiple land uses and conservation goals. These assessments empower a diversity of customers to evaluate conservation successes, identify potential improvements, and set targeted, measurable goals for the future.
You may access CEAP assessments for the following areas of focus. Click on each for additional information.
Additional Resources
Frequently Asked Questions | Conservation Effects Assessment Project
This webpage provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP).
Learn MorePublications | Conservation Effects Assessment Project
USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project, CEAP, provides a suite of publications highlighting the effects of voluntary conservation across the nation’s working lands.
Learn MoreConservation Outcomes Webinar Series
The bi-monthly Conservation Outcomes Webinar Series provides key findings, data, and tools to support producers and partners in pursuing voluntary conservation efforts across the nation's working lands.
Learn MoreContacts
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Evelyn Steglich
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Acting Modeling Team Lead and Croplands Lead, Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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Loretta J. Metz
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Grazing Lands Lead, Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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Joe Prenger
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Wetlands Lead, Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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Charlie Rewa
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Wildlife Lead, Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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Lisa Duriancik
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Watersheds Lead, Conservation Effects Assessment Project
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Natural Resources Assessment
NRCS documents the effects of conservation practices and systems so that better decisions can be made and risk is managed more effectively. NRCS cooperates with other Federal and State agencies and conservation partners to collect and analyze natural resource data.
