How Should USDA Farm Bill Funding Be Allocated? Local Work Group Meeting Announcement
Knox County and Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Belfast field office, will host the annual meeting of the Knox-Waldo Local Work Group (LWG) on September 2, 2026, at the Union Town Office, located at 567 Common Road, Union and virtually. Please register below.
Taking into account local resource concerns, Local Work Groups make recommendations to NRCS on how to spend USDA Farm Bill funds for agricultural and forestry conservation practices on private lands.
If you are: 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 are familiar with agricultural and natural resource concerns in Knox or Waldo counties, we invite you to attend this meeting to help 1) identify and prioritize local conservation concerns; and 2) recommend how local funds for USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Programs (EQIP) will be distributed by NRCS to address resource needs.
If you plan to attend, virtually or in person, please register using the form below to be placed on the contact list and receive important information in advance of the meeting, including location details and inclement weather updates.
Questions? Contact us:
Waldo County: Cassidy Gerrish, 207.218.5311, cgerrish@waldoswcd.org
Knox County: Cindy Wright, 207.596.2040, cindy@knox-lincoln.org
Registration Form coming soon!