NCPP Partner Agencies
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What Is NCPP?
The National Conservation Planning Partnership (NCPP) is a collaboration
of five agencies with the goal of advancing voluntary conservation efforts on private lands.
Objectives
Reinvigorate conservation planning
Improve the partnership's capacity to deliver 1-on-1 conservation planning assistance
Ensure the delivery of technically sound, science-based assistance
Build a workforce of strong conservation planners
Tools
Find helpful conservation planning tools for use in conservation planning.
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The Future of Conservation Planning
The 9 Steps to Conservation Planning
Our partnership uses this nine-step road map to provide
assistance to our customers and develop a conservation plan.

The 5 Principles for Voluntary Conservation on Private Lands
Based on the work of conservation pioneer Hugh Hammond Bennett, these key principles have stood the test of time.
Testimonials
Read stories of conservation planning—what worked, what didn’t, and ways we can innovate.
Hugh Hammond Bennett:
The Story of America's Private Lands Conservation Movement
Vision
Improved enhanced conservation delivery to our customers by a highly skilled conservation partnership workforce through improved training, tools, capacity and experience.