CENTER — Rio Grande Conservation District and Center Conservation District will hold a Local Work Group public meeting for Rio Grande, Mineral and Saguache counties on May 24 at 7 p.m. at the CSU Research Center, Hwy 285 and County Road 9 North. RSVP prior to May 19 to 719.754.3400 x104. The Local Work Group will focus on identifying agricultural and natural resource issues existing in the community and providing information and feedback to direct NRCS programs.  Participants can be agricultural producers, owners of private agricultural lands, including nonindustrial private forest land, and representatives of agricultural organizations, environmental organizations, and governmental agencies carrying out environmental, agricultural, or natural resource conservation programs and activities.

Local Work Groups are subcommittees of the NRCS State Technical Committee and they meet annually to provide recommendations on local natural resource priorities to assist USDA NRCS in providing Farm Bill conservation programs in Colorado.

For more information contact District Manager Brenda Anderson, 719-754-3400 x104 or by email at [email protected]