Contact:
Dee Covalt
NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting Scheduled Open Meeting on Conservation Programs. Landowners and managers are encouraged to participate in the USDA’s biannual meeting on conservation in Alaska.
PALMER, September 6, 2019 – The State Technical Committee will meet Thursday, October 24, at the United States Department of Agriculture conference room, located at 800 East Palmer-Wasilla Highway, Palmer (street name change). Video teleconference participation from any NRCS Alaska office is also available if you contact the office by Tuesday, October 22. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn by noon. Topics include a review of NRCS activities of the past year, partner reports, and a discussion of future technical conservation considerations. Landowners are encouraged to attend. If you would like to receive e-mail notifications of these meetings, please contact Dee Covalt at (907) 761-7747 or phillma.covalt@usda.gov.
NRCS provides products and services to enable people to be good stewards of the nation’s soil, water, and related natural resources on non-federal lands. With the help of NRCS, people are better able to conserve, maintain, and improve their natural resources.
The NRCS State Technical Committee provides opinions on issues within a variety of NRCS Farm Bill conservation programs. Although the State Technical Committee has no implementation or enforcement authority, USDA gives strong consideration to the Committee’s recommendations.
For more information, contact State Resource Conservationist Scott Crockett at (907) 761-7758 or by email at scott.crockett@usda.gov. To participate via teleconference, please contact Dee Covalt at (907) 761-7747 or phillma.covalt@usda.gov.
To participate by NRCS video teleconference, please contact your NRCS Office in advance - Fairbanks: (907) 479-3159, Kenai: (907) 283-8732, Wasilla: (907) 373-6492, Delta Junction: (907) 859-4241, Homer: (907) 235-8177, and Juneau: (907) 586-7220.
For accommodations to participate in this activity, meeting, or event, please contact Dee Covalt at (907) 761-7747, or by email at phillma.covalt@usda.gov by Oct 22, 2018.
NRCS employees provide technical assistance based on sound science and suited to a customer's specific needs. NRCS provides financial assistance for many conservation activities. Participation in programs is voluntary and non-regulatory.
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