Lower Chattahoochee River SWCD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Stanley C. Brooks Lynn Gray Floyd H. Griffith, Jr. Jullian Thaggard George Cathrall Ralph M. Balkcom, Jr. Frankie Sauls Guy Beard Bert Strange Vacant Buren W. Jones Richard Morrison Jim Reid Bill Bowen Mark Masters Jack Hufstetler Dennis Wills Andrew M. Payne

Clay County Clay County Lee County Lee County Quitman County Quitman County Randolph County Randolph County Schley County Schley County Stewart County Stewart County Sumter County Sumter County Terrell County Terrell County Webster County Webster County

GEORGIA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION PERSONNEL
Brent Dykes, Executive Director Luke Crosson, Regional Representative
Tony Black, Irrigation Specialist Lancia Wyant, Administrative Assistant
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE PERSONNEL
James Tillman, State Conservationist Floyd Hooker, Assistant State Conservationist for Field
Operations Rich Hosmer, District Conservationist Melissa Golden, District Conservationist Frank Yancey, District Conservationist Cody Seagraves, Soil Conservationist
Golden Triangle RC&D
Lower Chattahoochee River SWCD 4344 Albany Hwy. Dawson, GA 39842 229-995-6001

Lower Chattahoochee River
Soil & Water Conservation District
2013 Annual Report
& 2014 Plan of Work

District Accomplishments
Maintained Memoranda of Understanding with NRCS and Farm Service Agency.
Held Local Work Group Meeting to set resource concerns and priority practices under EQIP
Cooperated with Golden Triangle RC&D Council in developing projects within the District.
Membership in Georgia Association of Conservation District Supervisors and National Association of Conservation Districts to support conservation efforts on the state and national level.
Sponsored students attending the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop
Reviewed erosion and sediment control plans as required by state law
Attended statewide annual meetings and trainings, and held various field days in the District
Sponsored various E&S certification courses in the District Sponsored Bobwhite Quail Initiative Field Day Held 50th Annual Conservationist of the Year Banquet Secured Outreach Grant funds from NRCS Sponsored the Annual Water Festival educating over 600 students Held Needs Assessment Meeting as part of outreach grant
Conservationist of the Year Banquet in Dawson, GA

Terracing Field Day in Sumter County

For 74 years, local volunteers from your communities have protected and conserved a natural resource we all depend on - the soil. The Lower Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District presents its 2013 annual report of accomplishments to preserve the very ground we walk upon.

In 1937, President Roosevelt wrote the governors of all states recommending legislation that would allow local landowners to form Soil Conservation Districts. The Lower Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District was organized on July 11, 1939, and comprises Clay, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell and Webster counties.

Two volunteers, or district supervisors, from each county, serve on the 18member board. One supervisor is elected by county voters for four-year terms; the other supervisor is appointed by the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission for two-year terms. Over 370 supervisors serve in Georgia alone.
The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, by written agreement with and at the request of the Lower Chattahoochee River District, provides professional conservationists to help implement the district's longrange conservation program. The Lower Chattahoochee River District channels the services of the NRCS to cooperators -individuals, groups, and unit of government - and sets priorities for the kind and amount of work.
Contact your local representative, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, or the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission for more information about the work and services of the Lower Chattahoochee River District.