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Meeting

Local Working Group Meeting Set for Otsego, Delaware, and Sullivan Counties.

Event Date
July 31, 2024
Time
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District/ USDA Service Center, Conference Room B, 44 West Street , Walton, NY 13856
Fee Description
No Fees
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a Local Working Group meeting on July 31st for Delaware, and Sullivan Counties.

25
Jul
Deadline

Registration

To participate in your Local Working Group, please contact Elizabeth Fish, your local District Conservationist, via e-mail at Elizabeth.fish@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***

Walton, N. Y., July 5, 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 Otsego, Delaware, and Sullivan Counties. These meetings are open to the public.

WHEN: July 31, 2024
TIME: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHERE: Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District/ USDA Service Center, Conference Room B
Address: 44 West Street, Walton, NY 13856            

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.