What: Local Working Group meeting for the Lexington Work Unit (Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge)
When: TBD, from 1 pm to 4 pm
Where:(Tentative) Lexington FO conference Room and Microsoft TEAMS. Link will be updated here: TBA
Itinerary Itinerary (Tentative):
Pin Map: Attendees can put in up to 3 pins for principle resource concerns and locations. An alternative may be for attendees to do a MS Teams Poll or Google Form.
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Introduction c/o
Review the LWG task and purpose.
Boiler plate (5 min): Technical assistance driving financial assistance programs
Boiler plate (5 min): NRCS Funding System (“Ranking System”) explained
Summary of NRCS Activities in FY 2024
FY 2024 Applicant to Funded Contract ratios
Funded Contracts by Funding Pool: State allotment v. Work Unit Contracts
Mapper of NRCS Activities
[Break]
Summary of Resource Concerns (from 1 above)
Practices to address resource concerns.
Financial Assistance Programs to best implement practices.
[Break]
Local Priorities: Locally Led Conservation.
Top 3 resource concerns for Cropland/Hayland Concerns.
Top 3 resource concerns for Pasture Concerns.
Top 3 resource concerns for Forestry.
Top 3 problems the Local Working Group would like to see addressed by the Conservation Districts or see forwarded to the NRCS State Technical Committee.
Is there 1 geographical area in which NRCS, FSA, and the Conservation District needs to emphasize our efforts (Focus Conservation Approach project)?
