Announcing NRCS New York Local Working Group Meetings
Meetings will focus on identifying agricultural and natural resource issues existing in your community and providing information and feedback to NRCS.
Natural Resources Conservation Service New York Local Working Group Meetings 2023
The Local Working Group meetings will focus on identifying agricultural and natural resource issues existing in your community and providing information and feedback to NRCS. Participants may be agricultural producers; owners of nonindustrial private forestland; representatives of agricultural and environmental organizations; and representatives of governmental agencies carrying out environmental, agricultural, or natural resource conservation programs and activities.
NRCS Local Working Groups are subcommittees of the NRCS State Technical Committee and provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities and Farm Bill program conservation activities. For information about the State Technical Committee, contact Angela VanDyke via e-mail, angela.vandyke@usda.gov.
Local Working Group Meetings (current as of July 26, 2023)
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Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties Local Working Group
WHEN: August 2, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Service Center, 9025 River Rd, Marcy, NY 13403
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Abby Gulseth, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at abby.gulseth@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Jefferson County.
WHEN: July 27, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Building, 21168 NYS Route 232, Watertown, NY 13601 Conference Room
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Thomas Pratt, your local Resource Conservationist, via e-mail at Thomas.Pratt@usda.gov
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Local Working Group meeting for Allegany County
WHEN: Tuesday July 25, 2023
TIME: 10 am – 12 noon
WHERE: Allegany County Soil and Water Conservation District ,5390 County Rd 48 , Lot A, Belmont NY 14813
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Derek Zerkowski, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at derek.zerkowski1@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Erie County
WHEN: August 8th, 2023
TIME: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Service Center, 50 Commerce Way East Aurora, NY 14052
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Ray Hummel, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Raymond.hummel@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Wyoming County.
WHEN: August 9th, 2023
TIME: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
WHERE: USDA Service Center, 36 Center Street, Warsaw, NY 14569
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Ray Hummel, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Raymond.hummel@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Monroe, Seneca, and Wayne Counties
WHEN: August 3, 2023
TIME: 09:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Vince’s Park Community Center, NY-318, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
OR Virtual via Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device.
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 221 347 935 198
Passcode: 78VfFt
Or call in (audio only)
+1 347-690-4420,,647616888# United States, New York City Phone Conference ID: 647 616 888#
To participate in your Local Working Group (LWG) meeting, please contact Kiara Johnson, administrative contact for the LWG, to RSVP, via e-mail at kiara.johnson@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Broome, Tioga, Chemung, & Chenango Counties
WHEN: July 12, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) 840 Front St #2, Binghamton, NY 13905
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Alana Covington, your local District Conservationist, at alana.covington@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Orange, and Rockland Counties.
WHEN: August 10, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Farm and Home Center, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook, NY 12545
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Oscar Velez-Juarbe, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at oscar.velez-juarbe@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Cortland County.
WHEN: August 2, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE: NY State Grange, 100 Grange Pl., Cortland, NY 13045
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Erin Kurtz, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at erin.kurtz@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oswego Counties.
WHEN: July 27th, 2023
TIME: 11:00 am – 2:00pm
WHERE: USDA-NRCS/FSA conference room, 2571 US Route 11, LaFayette, NY 13084-3354
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Shannon Bozeat, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Shannon.bozeat@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Essex County
WHEN: July 12, 2023
TIME: 09:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Whallonsburg Grange Hall 1610 NY-22, Essex, NY 12936
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Tricia LaValley, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at tricia.lavalley@usda.gov or Soil Conservationist Allie Holmes at Allison.holmes@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties.
WHEN: July 26, 2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Chautauqua Country USDA Service Center, 220 Fluvanna Ave., Suite 600, Jamestown, NY 14701
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Bryan Nothdurft, District Conservationist, at Bryan.Nothdurft@usda.gov. Please RSVP by July 21st.
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Local Working Group meeting for St. Lawrence County.
WHEN: July 26th, 2023
TIME: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Service Center, 1942 Old Dekalb Road Canton, NY 13617
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Kent Frary, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at kent.frary@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Tompkins and Schuyler Counties
WHEN: August 2, 2023
TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WHERE: Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District 170 Bostwick Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Erin Kurtz, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at erin.kurtz@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Steuben County
WHEN: Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
TIME: 10 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE: Steuben County Civil Defense Building, 7220 NY Route 54, Bath NY 14810
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Derek Zerkowski, your local District
Conservationist, via e-mail at derek.zerkowski1@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Franklin County
WHEN: June 28, 2023
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 151 Finney Blvd. Malone, NY 12953
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Tricia LaValley, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at tricia.lavalley@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Genesee, Orleans, and Niagara Counties
WHEN: July 20, 2023
TIME: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
WHERE: Orleans County Fair Office, 12690 State Route 31, Albion, NY 14411
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Heath Eisele, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at heath.eisele@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Clinton County
WHEN: July 11th, 2023
TIME: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Cornell Cooperative Extension, 6064 Route 22, Suite 5, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Tricia LaValley, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at tricia.lavalley@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Warren, Washington Counties
WHEN: July 12, 2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Saratoga County 4-H Training Center, 556 Middle Line Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Thomas Bielli, District Conservationist, at Thomas.Bielli@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Delaware, Otsego, and Sullivan Counties
WHEN: August 9, 2023, 1:00pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Walton USDA NRCS Service Center, 44 West Street, Walton, NY 13856
OR Via Microsoft Teams
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 280 892 804 521
Passcode: FgseGq
Or call in (audio only) +1 347-690-4420,,400962196#
Phone Conference ID: 400 962 196#
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Gregory Robinson, your local Resource Conservationist, via e-mail at gregory.robinson@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Lewis County
WHEN: August 14th, 2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Online via Teams Meeting
Teams Link: Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 280 892 804 521
Passcode: FgseGq
Or call in (audio only) +1 347-690-4420,,400962196#
Phone Conference ID: 400 962 196#
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Rachel Buchner or Toni Daino, your local Soil Conservationists, via e-mail at Rachel.buchner@usda.gov or toni.daino@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Schoharie Counties.
WHEN: August 10, 2023, 9:00 am-12:00 pm.
WHERE: Virtual via Microsoft Teams meeting
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 282 012 410 290
Passcode: kAmKE2
Or call in (audio only) +1 347-690-4420
Phone Conference ID: 732 891 581#
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Dianna Stanton, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at dianna.stanton@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Suffolk, Nassau, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Manhattan, and Bronx Counties.
WHEN: August 14, 2023, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Virtual via Microsoft Teams meeting
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Liz Camps, your local District Conservationist, at liz.camps@usda.gov.
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Local Working Group meeting for Livingston, Ontario & Yates counties.
WHEN: August 10, 2023, 09:00 am – 11:00 am
WHERE: USDA Conference Room, 3037 County Rd 10, Canandaigua, NY 14424
To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Dan Weykman, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at dan.weykman@usda.gov.
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