FLINT RIVER SWCD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Shane Kelley Chris Moore Marty McLendon * Graham Ginn Wayne Thomas Pete Miller Doug Wilson Richard Thomas Steve Singletary Hal Haddock Jeff Brinson John Harrell Louie Grimes Billy Roland Donald Shirah David Holton Steve Bailey Greg Mims

Baker County Baker County Calhoun County Calhoun County Decatur County Decatur County Dougherty County Dougherty County Early County Early County Grady County Grady County Miller County Miller County Mitchell County Mitchell County Seminole County Seminole 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 Tres Collins, District Conservationist
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RC & D

FLINT RIVER BASIN PARTNERSHIP PERSONNEL

Contact Us: Flint River SWCD 4344 Albany Hwy. Dawson, GA 39842 229-995-6001

David Reckford, Director Lynley Carraway

FLINT 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 Coca-Cola, IBM, UGA, Golden Triangle RC&D, and other organizations 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, and contributed $500 Flint River SWCD Scholarship.
Reviewed erosion and sediment control plans as required by state law
Created Flint River SWCD website Sponsored agricultural education tours in the District with various
stakeholders and other groups. Sponsored Birds of Prey Wildlife Presentations at 6 schools. Sponsored various Outdoor Classrooms throughout District Sponsored various field days and trainings in the District Held educational field days on VRI, Sod-Based Rotation, Remote
Soil Moisture Monitors, and low pressure irrigation retrofits.
Birds of Prey Wildlife Exhibition in Cairo, GA

Field utilizing Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) technology

For 72 years, local volunteers from your communities have protected and conserved a natural resource we all depend on - the soil. The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District presents its 2012 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 Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District was organized on July 22, 1939, and comprises Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and Seminole 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 Flint River District, provides professional conservationists to help implement the district's long-range conservation program. The Flint 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 Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District.