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.