Assistance and Resources Photo by Texas Parks & Wildlife

Assistance and Resources

Technical and financial resources are available to help landowners and producers restore playa hydrology by filling pits, removing sediment, and planting grass buffers. We can help you identify funding sources to help with restoration costs and provide income when taking the playa and surrounding land out of production, such as the programs listed in the table below.

To get started, click on the desired conservation activity or program type in the top blue bar. All relevant programs will be displayed. You can further filter the list by location, land eligibility, and type of assistance available. For more program details, click on the name of the program. Then contact us to schedule a visit and discuss which options may work for you.

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Program State County Land Use Contract Length Assistance
TPWD Pastures For Upland Birds

Restores native grassland buffers around playas

TX Andrews County
Armstrong County
Bailey County
Borden County
Briscoe County
Carson County
Castro County
Cochran County
Crosby County
Dallam County
Dawson County
Deaf Smith County
Dickens County
Donley County
Ector County
Floyd County
Gaines County
Garza County
Glasscock County
Gray County
Hale County
Hansford County
Hartley County
Hemphill County
Hockley County
Howard County
Hutchinson County
Lamb County
Lipscomb County
Lubbock County
Lynn County
Martin County
Midland County
Moore County
Motley County
Ochiltree County
Oldham County
Parmer County
Potter County
Randall County
Roberts County
Sherman County
Swisher County
Terry County
Wheeler County
Yoakum County
  • Crops
  • Non-agriculture
  • Incentive payment
  • Technical help
Texas Playa Conservation Initiative

Fills pits and ditches in playas that are surrounded by grass

TX Andrews County
Armstrong County
Bailey County
Borden County
Briscoe County
Carson County
Castro County
Cochran County
Crosby County
Dallam County
Dawson County
Deaf Smith County
Dickens County
Donley County
Ector County
Floyd County
Gaines County
Garza County
Glasscock County
Gray County
Hale County
Hansford County
Hartley County
Hemphill County
Hockley County
Howard County
Hutchinson County
Lamb County
Lipscomb County
Lubbock County
Lynn County
Martin County
Midland County
Moore County
Motley County
Ochiltree County
Oldham County
Parmer County
Potter County
Randall County
Roberts County
Sherman County
Swisher County
Terry County
Wheeler County
Yoakum County
  • Grazing
  • Non-agriculture
  • Pasture
10 years
  • Incentive payment
  • Technical help
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Non-agriculture
  • Pasture
5 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE)

Protects, restores, and enhances wetlands that have been degraded by agricultural production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Pasture
30 years or permanent
  • Easement payment
  • Technical help
Texas Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program (USFWS)

Improves wildlife habitat for threatened, endangered, and declining species

TX Andrews County
Armstrong County
Bailey County
Borden County
Briscoe County
Carson County
Castro County
Cochran County
Crosby County
Dallam County
Dawson County
Deaf Smith County
Dickens County
Donley County
Ector County
Floyd County
Gaines County
Garza County
Glasscock County
Gray County
Hale County
Hansford County
Hartley County
Hemphill County
Hockley County
Howard County
Hutchinson County
Lamb County
Lipscomb County
Lubbock County
Lynn County
Martin County
Midland County
Moore County
Motley County
Ochiltree County
Oldham County
Parmer County
Potter County
Randall County
Roberts County
Sherman County
Swisher County
Terry County
Wheeler County
Yoakum County
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Non-agriculture
  • Pasture
10 years
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Pasture
1-10 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)

Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
10-15 years
  • Annual payment
  • Incentive payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
FILTER BY:
Program State County Land Use Contract Length Assistance
USDA General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Removes highly erodible or environmentally sensitive land from production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
10-15 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Non-agriculture
  • Pasture
5 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Pasture
1-10 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)

Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
10-15 years
  • Annual payment
  • Incentive payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
FILTER BY:
Program State County Land Use Contract Length Assistance
USDA Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE)

Protects, restores, and enhances wetlands that have been degraded by agricultural production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Pasture
30 years or permanent
  • Easement payment
  • Technical help
FILTER BY:
Program State County Land Use Contract Length Assistance
USDA Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

Helps maintain and improve conservation systems and adopt additional conservation activities to address priority natural resource concerns

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Non-agriculture
  • Pasture
5 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Addresses natural resource concerns and delivers environmental benefits (for eligible management practices)

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
  • Grazing
  • Pasture
1-10 years
  • Annual payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help
USDA Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP)

Removes environmentally sensitive land devoted to certain conservation practices from production

CO
KS
NE
NM
OK
TX
  • Crops
10-15 years
  • Annual payment
  • Incentive payment
  • Practice payment
  • Technical help