Sign Up by June 5 for Emergency Watershed Assistance

MORGANTOWN, WV, June 2, 2009 —June 5, 2009 is the last day the Conservation Partnership is accepting requests for assistance from private landowners to address stream impairments in response to flooding that occurred on May 9 and 10, 2009 in southern West Virginia. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the West Virginia Conservation Agency (WVCA) and Conservation Districts are offering emergency assistance to address stream channel obstructions or severely eroding stream banks for eligible sites in Boone, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties.

Interested landowners whose homes, businesses or other improved property are threatened by severe streambank erosion or stream channel obstructions may request assistance by contacting the West Virginia Conservation Agency at 866-823-5663 (toll free) or 304-957-2994.

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