Plant Your Buffer

	Working With Partners The most successful buffer programs pool resources and support from various partners, including federal, state, and local agencies, non-profit organizations, foundations and corporations, volunteers, and the general public.
	Technical Assistance Conservation technical assistance is the help professionals provide to land users to address opportunities, concerns, and problems related to natural resources. NRCS is the principal agency for providing technical assistance to landowners and organizations.
	Prioritizing Planting Locations Depending on your objectives, there are multiple tools available to prioritize where to target buffer planting work.
	Design and Plant Your Buffer Find best management practices for designing and planting your buffers
	Reporting and Crediting New Buffers Buffering streams is an important part of your state’s Watershed Implementation Plan. Learn how to report your newly planted buffers to your state.
	Success Stories Read about some of the partners who have restored more than 8,000 miles of riparian forest since the program started.