USDA funding for Knox & Waldo counties: How should money be spent?

VILLAGE SOUP • December 13, 2022

Knox County and Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation Districts, in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service field office in Belfast, will host a meeting of the Knox-Waldo Local Working Group Tuesday, Dec. 21. Anyone who is an agricultural producer; forester, logger or private woodland owner; member of an environmental or watershed organization or land trust; knowledgeable in soil, water, plant, wetland or wildlife sciences; and/or is familiar with agricultural and natural resource concerns in Knox or Waldo counties, is urged to attend to help identify and prioritize local conservation concerns, and recommend how local funds for USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Programs will be distributed.