Local Working Group Meeting Set for Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Ulster, Orange and Rockland Counties

Millbrook, N. Y., July 8, 2024— The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) gives notice that it will hold a Local Working Group meeting for Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Ulster, Orange and Rockland Counties.
Registration
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. Directions and phone numbers to your local USDA Service Center can be found online at
***PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
Millbrook, N. Y., July 8, 2024— The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) gives notice that it will hold a Local Working Group meeting for Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Ulster, Orange and Rockland Counties. These meetings are open to the public.
WHEN: Friday, August 2, 2024
TIME: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
WHERE: Farm and Home Center – Conference Room A and B
2715 Route 44, Millbrook, NY 12545
The Local Working Group 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.