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Local Working Group Meeting Set for Monroe, Wayne, and Seneca Counties

Event Date
July 24-25, 2024
Time
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
USDA Service Center, 10 Leach Road Lyons, Lyons, NY 14489
Fee Description
No fees
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Lyons, N. Y., July 2, 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 Monroe, Seneca, and Wayne Counties. This meeting will be open to the public.

17
Jul
Deadline

Registration

To participate in your Local Working Group meeting, please contact Dylan Kirk, your local Soil Conservationist, via e-mail at dylan.kirk@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-cenhttps://www.farmers.gov/work…

***PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***


Lyons, N. Y., July 2, 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 Monroe, Seneca, and Wayne Counties. This meeting will be open to the public.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE: USDA Service Center
10 Leach Road, Lyons, NY 14489

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.