Middle South GA SWCD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Milton Ussery Kyle Phillips
Van Murphy Dan Niewoehner Thomas Coleman Richard Kleedehn John H. Woodard James F. Baker Don Register William D. McWhorter Donald Hall, Sr. Carrol S. Fort Brian Ponder Grady Thompson Ross Kendrick Alex Sumner Keith White William M. Young, Jr.

Ben Hill County Ben Hill County Brooks County Brooks County Colquitt County Colquitt County Crisp County Crisp County Irwin County Irwin County Thomas County Thomas County Tift County Tift County Turner County Turner County Worth County Worth 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 Hal Darsey, District Conservationist Craig Bevan, District Conservationist
Contact Us: Middle South GA SWCD 4344 Albany Hwy. Dawson, GA 39842 229-995-6001

Middle South GA 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 RC&D Councils 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, as well as sponsored ice cream break for students
Reviewed erosion and sediment control plans as required by state law
Attended statewide annual meetings and trainings Sponsored Annual Essay Contest awarding scholarship to ABAC Held Annual Conservationist of the Year Banquet Sponsored Farm Bureau Ag. Day in Moultrie Hosted the GACDS Group IV Summer Meeting and Tour at the
Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie Supervisor John Woodard inducted into GACDS Hall of Fame
John Woodard--GACDS Hall of Fame

For 74 years, local volunteers from your communities have protected and conserved a natural resource we all depend on - the soil. The Middle South Georgia 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 Middle South GA Soil and Water Conservation District was organized on March 16, 1939, and comprises Ben Hill, Brooks, Colquitt, Crisp, Irwin, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth 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 Middle South Georgia District, provides professional conservationists to help implement the district's long-range conservation program. The Middle South Georgia 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 Middle South Georgia District.