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West Virginia State Technical Committee Meeting
The public is invited to attend a meeting of the West Virginia State Technical Committee for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in room 215 of the U.S. Harley Staggers Federal Building located at 75 High Street in Morgantown, WV. Topics include Farm Bill Programs.

Floodplain Easement Selections Through Recovery Act Funding

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 289 applications for the first national sign-up for floodplain easements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The easements will cover more the 36,000 acres of land in 36 states. West Virginia received $1,389,700 for 18 easements on 17 acres.
map of WV priority watersheds

New Conservation Initiative Benefits Farmers and the Chesapeake Bay

West Virginia agricultural producers located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed can now apply for special assistance to reduce excess nutrients and sediments under the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI), announced Kevin Wickey, West Virginia State Conservationist.

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map of WV bay watersheds

West Virginia Chesapeake Bay

West Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is the land that drains into the Potomac River and its tributaries and a small area that drains into the James River. Like all of the Bay States, West Virginia has been actively involved in pollution reduction programs for over twenty years.

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