Behind the Work

Keeping Land in the Family

Plan Conservation LLC supports Navajo farmers and ranchers in navigating the complex terrain of land use, permitting, and conservation planning. When permit requirements, land title issues, or regulatory obstacles block progress, agricultural land often lies idle. This work restores that land, revitalizes food production, and lays the groundwork for generational growth.

Everything begins by listening to the land itself. Soil quality, vegetation, water flow, grazing patterns, each element shapes a plan built for both the environment and your goals. Conservation plans always align with tribal and federal regulations, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs standards. Resolving title or probate issues, clarifying ownership, and meeting compliance are not extra steps, they are central to fulfilling trust and ensuring long-term success.

More than one hundred fifty Navajo families have obtained their Agricultural Land Use Permits through Plan Conservation LLC. Hundreds of acres once overgrown and under-used have been surveyed, mapped, and transformed into productive fields, pastures, and grazing lands. Even when programs change, funding shifts, or challenges arise, the commitment remains. Resilience means finding new partnerships, adapting methods, and keeping the promise of growth alive.

Recognition from the Southwest Regional Food Business Center in its article “Navajo-Owned Business Streamlines Permit Process for Agricultural Land on the Reservation” affirms this work. It highlights overcoming delays caused by title uncertainty and regulatory complexity, and documents nearly 150 Grazing Permits & ALUPs achieved through Plan Conservation’s support. Local knowledge, technical planning, and reliable follow-through make all the difference.

Personalized Services

I guide each project personally. All I need is one coordinate — the location of your corral, cornfield, pasture, or grazing land. From there I handle the rest.

Send photos of your land — rangeland, farmland, fences, livestock, windmills, crops, sheep dogs, earthen‐dams — anything that connects you to the land. These images help me build conservation plans that feel personal, reflecting both your land’s features and your story.

Even if you already have a conservation plan, I begin from scratch. Every piece of land is different. Every family’s vision is different. Your work deserves a plan built around you.

What I Do

Custom conservation plans are built to meet BIA and Navajo Nation requirements. Your livestock, crops, landform, and conservation goals shape each plan.
Every process, every conversation is one-on-one. When you reach out, you’re working directly with me — clarity, care, and respect in every step.
From permit transfers to land assignments, paperwork does not slow you down. I track the regulations, organize the data, and simplify the steps.

You focus on the land.

What Makes Plan Conservation Different?

I’m from here. I understand the land, the culture, and the value of keeping land in the family.
Over the past year, I’ve developed more than 150 conservation plans for Navajo landowners, each one personalized, respectful, and built with long-term success in mind.

I don’t treat this work like a business transaction. I treat it like family helping family.
Because I am your yázhí and I’m here to help you succeed.

Get in Touch

Ed Harvey

 Orchardist, Conservation Planner
📞 Call/Text: 928-349-2014
✉️ Email: info@planconservation.com

Featured in "Leading The Way"

Vol. 22 No.11 November 2024