Tygarts Valley Conservation District local work group meeting scheduled

Attendees will identify local natural resources priorities and criteria for USDA programs
PHILIPPI, W.Va., – The Tygarts Valley Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a second local work group meeting to provide guidance and discuss the Focused Conservation Approach. The Focused Conservation Approach is a new NRCS conservation delivery system.
The local work group includes representatives from conservation organizations and the public to provide localized information on natural resource priorities in the Tygarts Valley area. Ben Collier, NRCS District Conservationist and his staff cover two field offices in Philippi and Elkins, which include Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, and Upshur Counties.
Producers have an opportunity to voice their concerns, ask questions and discuss possible projects to benefit the Tygarts Valley Conservation District. The local work groups are the foundation of the Focused Conservation Approach. The local work group will define conservation needs and help localize efforts to address specific resource concerns, Collier said.
The Tygarts Valley Conservation District (TVCD) local working group will meet at the TVCD meeting room located next to the Philippi USDA Service Center, 16358 Barbour County Hwy. The meeting will begin 9:30 a.m., June 28. For more information contact Ben Collier at 304-457-4516, ext.102.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.