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This site provides information on the conservation of natural resources including programs to help address environmental concerns, news releases and information on upcoming events, office locations, and other information of interest to Georgia residents and partners.  If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please contact Mary Ann McQuinn.  You will need Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word to read the linked items.

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From left to right, David Jackson, vice president of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts and Brent Dykes, executive director of Georgia Soil and Water Commission sign their copies of the Memorandum of Understanding as James Tillman Sr., (far right) Georgia state conservationist, passes his signed Memorandum of Understanding to Robert Farris, director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.

USDA-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO SHARE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE

ATHENS, GA, Jan. 28, 2010 -- James E. Tillman, Sr., State Conservationist for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among four Georgia organizations, the NRCS, the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Association of Conservation District Supervisors, and the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

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USDA-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES ANNOUNCES AIR QUALITY INITIATIVE UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP)

ATHENS, GA, Jan. 7, 2010 -- James E. Tillman, Sr., State Conservationist for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia today announced another air quality initiative under the fiscal year 2010 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The deadline to apply for this special initiative is February 5, 2010.

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High tunnel. Image courtesy of Hightunnels.org.

USDA-NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) LAUNCHES HIGH TUNNEL PILOT STUDY TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF LOCALLY GROWN FOODS

 

ATHENS, GA, Jan. 7, 2010--James E. Tillman, Sr., State Conservationist for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia today announced that Georgia is one of 38 states selected to participate in a project to evaluate effectiveness of high tunnels in natural resource conservation.

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