Local Working Group for Franklin County

Local Working Group for Franklin County

Hosted by Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District

USDA Funding for 2023: How Should the Money be Spent?

Farmington:  Your help is really needed!!     The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, welcomes all Franklin County residents with an interest in conservation practices on private agricultural lands and woodlands to participate in a Local Working Group meeting at 10 a.m. Friday January 14, 2022. The meeting will be held via zoom. Please E-mail franklincswcd@yahoo.com after Jan 10th or check our website www.franklincountyswcd.org to be sent information to join via a link.

The LWG meeting will be held to gather local input to be able to prioritize how the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds that Franklin County NRCS receives will be cost shared. The group will discuss local Franklin County natural resource priorities and provide recommendations on the prioritization and allocation of funds under the 2023 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

   Agricultural producers, private woodland owners, members of environmental/watershed organizations or land trusts, professionals in soil, water, plant, wetland or wildlife sciences, and those familiar with agricultural and natural resource concerns in Franklin County are welcome to join the group for discussion and refreshments.

Anyone who requires special accommodations to attend the meeting or has any questions should contact Amanda Burton, NRCS District Conservationist at 860-7335 by Jan 12, 2022 or Corie Willard at 778-4279.