NRCS Announces National Water Quality Initiative Conservation in WV

State Conservationist Kevin Wickey announced the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving an impaired waterway in West Virginia. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will manage the initiative by making funds available to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in the Knapps Creek Watershed. The Knapps Creek Watershed is located in Pocahontas County and is a tributary to the Greenbrier River.

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National Water Quality Initiative Fact Sheet (318 KB)

Final Applications for NRCS Organic Initiative Due June 1

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Kevin Wickey reminds potential applicants to contact their local NRCS office soon to sign up for the agency’s Organic Initiative. Applications for the final ranking period of 2012 are due at NRCS offices by close of business on June 1, 2012.

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NRCS Encourages Local Food Production through Seasonal High Tunnels

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has helped encourage local producers through seasonal high tunnels, a greenhouse-like structure that allows producers to extend their growing seasons by keeping temperatures warmer. High tunnels are energy efficient using a plastic roof that traps heat from sunlight. In 2010 and 2011 WV-NRCS shared the cost of constructing 109 high tunnels.

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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 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in room 200 at 1550 Earl Core Road in Morgantown, WV. Topics include Farm Bill Programs.

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