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Scott D. Edwards
State Resource Conservationist
Phone:318-473-7774
Resting in the hands of our local community members is the future
of our valuable natural resources and the decisions that are made to
conserve, enhance and sustain the integrity of soil, water and air
quality throughout Louisiana. Conservation of our resources can not
be achieved by one group, government agency or the individual – it
takes cooperative conservation.
Cooperative conservation starts first with the active involvement of
the individual community member who helps to identify the resource
needs of the community. Community involvement helps local Soil and
Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) and the USDA’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) assess and prioritize resource concerns
on a community level. Local natural resource priorities help direct
technical and financial assistance decisions that NRCS and SWCD make
throughout the year.
Locally led conservation efforts are successful with the help from
our residents. Please, become involved in locally led conservation.
A Locally Led Conservation Meetings will be held throughout Louisiana
to identify resource concerns for your local SWCD. Your involvement
is significantly important to the locally led conservation process
and all partners involved in conservation. At the Locally Led
Conservation Meeting you will be able to voice concerns, provide
comments and help to identify conservation issues. Save the date,
and help our community make sound conservation decisions – become an
active part of locally led conservation and cooperative conservation
efforts.
For more information on the Locally Led Conservation Meetings,
contact your local NRCS and SWCD field office today.
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