Walpole, NH (February 10, 2025) – The Cheshire County Conservation District, Sullivan County Conservation District, and USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will host the 2025 Local Work Group Meeting on Wednesday, March 12th from 5:30-7:30PM at the Walpole Town Hall (34 Elm Street, Walpole, NH).

Local work group meetings are a yearly opportunity to work with the Conservation District to offer USDA NRCS feedback on their Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). 

The meeting helps determine conservation priorities which have an impact on USDA NRCS funding decisions!

Your voice matters! Share your feedback and conservation priorities! Help identify local funding priorities for Cheshire & Sullivan Counties NH!

Farmers, foresters, NRCS program participants, representatives of conservation, agriculture, and forestry organizations are encouraged to participate.  

What impact do local work groups have?

As a result of feedback shared at last year’s local work group meeting process, the following resolutions were endorsed by the NH Association of Conservation Districts in November 2024 & by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Northeast Region in December 2024:

• Practice of 96” exclusion fence scenario (under 382 Fence) through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
• Funding of renewable energy generation, in addition to energy conservation, through EQIP practices and scenarios
• Creation of NRCS payment scenarios for Reduced Impact Logging (RIL)

These resolutions are pending endorsement at the NACD National Conference in February 2025! Make your voice heard again this year and see results!

Registration is required, here!

For additional information, questions, or for assistance in registration, contact info@cheshireconservation.org or (603) 904-3011

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The Cheshire County Conservation District promotes the conservation and responsible use of our natural and agricultural resources for the people of Cheshire County by providing technical, financial, and educational assistance. Our goal is to encourage the stewardship of healthy soils, productive ecologically sound farms, diverse wildlife, productive sustainable forests, healthy watersheds, and clean water to ensure those resources are available for future generations. Established in 1945, the Conservation District operates out of Walpole, NH where we work alongside the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and other conservation partners. For more information, contact Amanda Littleton at 603-756-2988 ext.4 or email at amanda@cheshireconservation.org

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