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Local Working Group Meeting Set for Erie County

Event Date
July 16-17, 2024
Time
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
USDA Service Center Conference Room, 50 Commerce Way, East Aurora, NY 14055
Fee Description
No Fees
Huerta del Valle's (HdV) shaded picnic tables in the center of the garden have been the site of three U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) workshops for regional farmers, students, and visitors, as well as Farm to Table events and weekly youth educational programs in Ontario, California, on Nov. 13, 2018. The 4-Acre organic Community Supported Garden and Farm in the middle of a low-income urban community, where Co-Founder and Executive Director Maria Alon

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a Local Working Group meeting on July 16th for Erie County.

12
Jul
Deadline

Registration

To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Ray Hummel, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Raymond.hummel@usda.gov. Directions and phone numbers to your local USDA Service Center can be found online at:

https://www.farmers.gov/working-with-us/service-center-locator

***PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***

East Aurora, N. Y., July 16, 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 Erie County. These meetings are open to the public.

WHEN: 07/16/2024
TIME: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 
WHERE: USDA Service Center Conference Room
50 Commerce Way, East Aurora, NY 14055 

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.