The Eastern Panhandle Conservation District in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will convene a local work group meeting to provide guidance and discuss the Focused Conservation Approach, a new NRCS conservation delivery system.

The local work group includes representatives from cooperating federal, state and local agencies, conservation organizations and the public to provide localized information on natural resource priorities in the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District. The Eastern Panhandle Conservation District covers Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson counties.

Tim Canfield, NRCS District Conservationist and his staff in the Martinsburg NRCS field office cover all counties in the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District.

Producers in the Eastern Panhandle have an opportunity to voice their concerns, ask questions and discuss possible projects to benefit the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District.

The local work groups are the foundation of the Focused Conservation Approach. The local work group will define conservation needs and help localize efforts to address specific resource concerns, Canfield said.

The Eastern Panhandle Conservation District local work group will meet at the USDA Service Center 151 Aikens Center Martinsburg, from 9 a.m. -12 p.m., July 18.

For more information contact Canfield at 304-263-7547, ext. 123.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.