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Page Updated: March 2, 2011
Link to Interview of John Eckman and Jim Nichols
"RC&D Supporters Say Federal Cuts May Cripple Vital
Projects"
Article
4/6/11
Tell
Congress to Save the RC&D Program!
Immediate action is needed in behalf of the Resource Conservation & Development
(RC&D) program. It was recently proposed to zero out funding for the RC&D
program effective March 4.
Write the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Agriculture Appropriations
Subcommittee TODAY and ask them to oppose eliminating the funding for the
balance of this Fiscal Year and the President’s budget proposal to eliminate
funding for the RC&D Program in 2012.
The RC&D program helps people protect and develop their natural, economic and
social resources to improve their area's economy, environment and quality of
life.
Ask your Congressmen to insert the following language into the FY 2011 &
2012 Agriculture Appropriations bills:
“Resource Conservation and Development Councils play an important role
in rural development and natural resource conservation. There are currently
375 existing Councils and 38 pending applications. The Committee provides
$50.73 million to maintain the current operations of existing RC&D
Councils.”
Sample Letter
Fax your letters to:
Honorable Bob Goodlatte
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
FAX: 202-225-9681
Honorable Frank Wolf
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
FAX: 202-225-0437
Honorable Jim Webb
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
FAX: 202-228-6363
Honorable Mark Warner
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
FAX: 202-224-6295
Shenandoah RC&D received a $700,000 grant from
National Fish and Wildlife for Creating a Culture of Conservation
from Farm to Table for Water Quality and Agricultural Community Sustainability.
This project seeks to
encourage water quality improvement and agricultural community sustainability by
closing loop holes in the flows of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus throughout
the Shenandoah Valley regional food system and into the Bay. In looking at the
magnitude of the cleanup efforts required, everyone will have to do their part
to reduce nutrient loads and mitigate impacts their activities have on water
quality.
More>>
Order Better Models for Development in the
Shenandoah Valley 2010 from
Valley Conservation Council for only $10
(plus shipping).
Click
here to see "Six Principles for Better
Development", page 6 from the book.
In September in Biloxi, MS, the Shenandoah RC&D
received the State and Southeastern Regional RC&D Awards for Outstanding
Performance by a Council, Special Award for Outstanding Service to the RC&D
Program to recognize NARC&DC Projects Tour held in May 2010, and 2009
Outstanding Program Assistant Award to Lorraine Cormier.
Poague Run Newsletter
Volume I
July 2010
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