Conservation... Our Purpose. Our Passion.

Featured Employee: John R. Cox
Location: Gassaway Field Office, West Virginia
Employee Job Title: District Conservationist
Date: September, 2007

My staff and I have written 88 contracts totaling over $634,789.0 in the 2 counties.

Helping the farmers in Braxton and Clay counties has always been a rewarding experience. This year has been a particularly productive program year in my Field Office. My staff and I have written 88 contracts totaling over $634,789.00 in the 2 counties. The rapport we share with our farmers has earned us their respect and their assistance in getting program information out in these very rural counties where word of mouth is an important outreach tool. To further assist my farmers, I spearheaded a mitigation effort which resulted in additional funds coming into my area. Consol Coal needed to mitigate for a facility they plan to build. We provided access and planning to willing farmers who will have conservation practices installed at Consol’s expense. Using these funds promoted positive environmental results while providing another means of installing conservation resource management practices for farmers in need of financial assistance. In addition to the immediate results of this effort, it has opened a new avenue for similar future projects.

“The rapport we share with our farmers has earned us their respect” — John R. Cox

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