TY - JOUR T1 - Coordinating soil conservation programs: The Wisconsin approach JF - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation SP - 354 LP - 356 VL - 39 IS - 6 AU - Jim Arts Y1 - 1984/11/01 UR - http://www.jswconline.org/content/39/6/354.abstract N2 - SOME of the most difficult issues facing soil conservation policymakers today are institutional issues. How should governmental programs for soil conservation be organized? What should be the relationship between federal, state, and local agencies? How can programs of the many soil conservation agencies be coordinated? Wisconsin addressed these issues in 1982 when it revised its soil conservation organizational structure. Why coordination is needed Soil conservation programs in every state involve many governmental agencies. At a minimum, these agencies include the federal Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS); the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), which has federal, state, and county components; state soil conservation and environmental protection agencies; local conservation districts; and county-level natural resource agencies. Many federal and state agencies also have county-level offices. This network of agencies is complex and confusing to most citizens, to landowners, and even to the agencies themselves. The multiplicity of agencies carries with it great potential for duplication … ER -