Natural Resources Conservation Service

New York

United States Department of Agriculture

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Local Work Groups

Local Work Groups - New York
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Local Work Groups focus on identifying agricultural and natural resource issues existing in our communities and provide information and feedback to direct NRCS programs. Participants can be agricultural producers; owners of nonindustrial private forest land; representatives of agricultural and environmental organizations; and representatives of governmental agencies carrying out environmental, agricultural, or natural resource conservation programs and activities.

Each NRCS Local Work Group, representing their NRCS field team, may submit one EQIP proposal and one AMA irrigation proposal. A separate form must be used for each proposal. This process will not replace the typical NRCS EQIP fund allocation process but instead will give the Local Work Group the opportunity to apply for additional, dedicated funding to focus on a specific resource concern, if they choose.

NRCS Local Work Groups are subcommittees of the NRCS State Technical Committee and they meet annually to provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities to assist USDA NRCS in providing Farm Bill program conservation programs in New York. For information about the State Technical Committee, contact Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, Tammy Willis at 315-477-6503.

Provided below is the 2016 Local Work Group meetings schedule for NRCS-New York. All meetings are free to attend and are open to the public. Directions and phone numbers to your local USDA Service Center are available online.

State Technical Committee

Local Work Group Meetings Schedule
Date	Local Work Group Counties	Location	Contact
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego	NRCS Field Office 7413 County House Road Auburn, New York	Katie Schor 315-253-8471
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 10:00 am - 11:00 am	Chautauqua	USDA Service Center Northcrest Business Park 220 Fluvanna Ave. Suite 600 Jamestown, New York 14701	Byran Nothdurft 716-664-2351 extension 114
Thursday, December 15, 2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm	Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence	USDA Service Center 1942 Old DeKalb Road Canton, New York 13617	Kent Frary 315-386-2401 option #3
Thursday, December 15, 2016 10:00 am - 12:30 pm	Erie, Wyoming	Wyoming Co. Ag. Business Center Room 201 36 Center Street Warsaw NY, 14569	John Whitney 716-652-8480
Thursday, December 15, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Genesee, Orleans, Niagara	Cornell Cooperative Extension /USDA Service Center Board Room 4487 Lake Avenue Lockport, New York 14094	Heath Eisele 585-343-9167 extension 115
Monday, December 19, 2016 10:00 am - 1:-00 pm	Monroe, Seneca, Wayne	USDA Service Center 2041 US Route 20 Seneca Falls, New York 13148	Anwar Karim 585-473-2120 extension 102
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:30 am - 11:30 am	Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington	Municipal Center Cornell Room 50 West High St. Ballston Spa, New York 12020	Thomas Bielli 518-853-7015
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Cortland, Schuyler, Tompkins	Tompkins County SWCD 170 Bostwick Road Ithaca, NY 14850	Patrick Barry 607-257-2737
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 9:00 am - 10:30 am	Herkimer, Madison, Oneida	USDA Service Center 9025 River Road Marcy, New York 13403	Abby Gulseth 315-736-3316 extension 3
Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Livingston, Ontario, Yates	Canandaigua USDA Service Center 3037 County Road 10 Canandaigua, New York 14424	Jo Beth Bellanca
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Clinton, Essex, Franklin	NRCS Malone Service Center 151 Finney Boulevard Malone, New York 12953-1067	Sarah Trumbull 518-561-4616
Date not set	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Schenectady	William Rice, Jr. Extension Center 24 Martin Road Voorheesville, New York 12186	Dianna Stanton 518-271-1740 extension 3
Date not set	Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Tioga	USDA Service Center 1163 Upper Front St Binghamton, New York 13905	Elena Steele 607-723-1384
Date not set	Otsego, Delaware, Sullivan	USDA Service Center 44 West Street Conference Room B Walton, New York 13856	Anthony Capraro 607-547-8337