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FY 2025 Local Working Group Meetings

Local Working Groups assist the USDA in matters relating to the implementation and technical aspects of conservation programs under Title II of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). 

Meetings are open to the public.  Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend or participate in any of these meetings should contact the person noted by no later than one week prior to the meeting.

The following is a list of Local Working Group meeting dates for discussion of Fiscal Year 2026 program delivery priorities.

Androscoggin County
Date/Time:  Nov. 13, 2024. 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location:  USDA Service Center, 254 Goddard Rd., Lewiston, Maine
Contact:   Emma Lorusso, (207) 241-5374, projectdirector@andorscogginswcd.org
 

FY25 Local Working Group Meeting Minutes Androscoggin and Sagadahoc (152.73 KB)


Central Aroostook
Date/Time: Feb. 7, 2025. 1 p.m.
Location: USDA Service Center, 735 Maine St., Suite 3, Presque Isle, Maine
Contact: Helena Swiatek, (207) 760-4609, helena.swiatek@usda.gov
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Central Aroostook (108.96 KB)


Southern Aroostook
Date/Time: Feb. 6, 2025. 10 a.m.
Location: 304 North St., Houlton, Maine
Contact: Angie Wotton, (207) 254-4126, angela.wotton@me.nacdnet.net
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Southern Aroostook (161.75 KB)


St. John Valley
Date/Time: Jan. 24, 2025. noon
Location: USDA Service Center, 139 Market St., Suite 106, Fort Kent, Maine
Contact: Alex Zetterman, (207) 778-4767, alexander.zetterman@usda.gov
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes St. John Valley (201.21 KB)


Cumberland County
Date/Time: Dec. 4, 2024. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, 35 Main St., Suite 3, Windham, Maine and virtually via Microsoft Teams
Contact: Heather Huntt, hhuntt@cumberlandswcd.org

Franklin County
Date/Time: Jan. 21, 2025. 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location: Farmington Town Office, 153 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, Maine
Contact: Corie Willard, (207) 778-4279, franklincswcd@yahoo.com

Hancock County
Date/Time: Nov. 21, 2024. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 63 Boggy Brook Rd., Ellsworth, Maine
Contact: Mary Thibodeau, mthibodeau@hancockcountyswcd.org
 

FY 24 LWG meeting minutes Hancock County (180.51 KB)


Kennebec County
Date/Time: Dec. 17, 2024. noon - 2 p.m.
Location: Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony St., Rooms 145 and 138, Augusta, Maine
Contact: Dale Finseth, (207) 480-3927, dfinseth@kcswcd.org
 

FY 24 meeting minutes Kennebec and Lincoln Counties (356.88 KB)


Knox County
Date/Time: Dec. 12, 2024. 9 a.m. - noon
Location: Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main St. South, Searsmont, Maine
Contact: Cassidy Gerrish, cgerrish@waldoswcd.org
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Waldo and Knox Counties (225.55 KB)


Lincoln County
Date/Time: Dec. 17, 2024. noon - 2 p.m.
Location: Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony St., Rooms 145 and 138, Augusta, Maine
Contact: Cindy Wright, (207) 596-2040, cindy@knox-lincoln.org
 

FY 24 meeting minutes Kennebec and Lincoln Counties (356.88 KB)


Oxford County
Date/Time: Jan. 8, 2025. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: Oxford County Cooperative Extension, 9 Olson Rd., South Paris, Maine
Contact: Chantelle Hay, chay@maineconservationdistricts.com

Penobscot County
Date/Time: Jan. 8, 2025. 10 a.m. - noon
Location: USDA Service Center, 1423 Broadway, Suite 2, Bangor, Maine
Contact: Amy Polyot, amy.polyot@penobscotswcd.org
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Penobscot County (247.31 KB)


Piscataquis County
Date/Time:  Dec. 3, 2024.  1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location:  Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, 824 West Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Contact:  Kacey Weber, (207) 564-2321, katherine.weber@piscataquisswcd.org
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Piscataquis County (50.32 KB)


Sagadahoc County
Date/Time:  Nov. 13, 2024.  9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Location:  USDA Service Center, 254 Goddard Rd., Lewiston, Maine
Contact:  Emma Lorusso, (207) 241-5374, projectdirector@andorscogginswcd.org
 

FY25 Local Working Group Meeting Minutes Androscoggin and Sagadahoc (152.73 KB)


Somerset County
Date/Time: Jan. 16, 2025. 1:30 p.m.
Location: 70 East Madison Rd., Skowhegan, Maine
Contact: Jennifer Zwieg Hebert, (207) 474-8323, jhebert@maineconservationdistricts.com
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Somerset County (406.3 KB)


Waldo County
Date/Time: Dec. 12, 2024. 9 a.m. - noon
Location: Searsmont Town Office, 37 Main St. South, Searsmont, Maine
Contact: Cassidy Gerrish, cgerrish@waldoswcd.org
 

FY 25 LWG meeting minutes Waldo and Knox Counties (225.55 KB)


Washington County
Date/Time: Nov. 19, 2024. 4 p.m.
Location: USDA Service Center, 10 M&M Pl., Machias, Maine
Contact: Nate Pennell, nate.pennell@myfairpoint.net
 

FY25 LWG meeting minutes Washington County (51.65 KB)


York County
Date/Time: Dec. 4, 2024. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, 35 Main St., Suite 3, Windham, Maine and virtually via Microsoft Teams
Contact: Heather Huntt, hhuntt@cumberlandswcd.org

 

Updated Feb. 21, 2025