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Baxter County Conservation District
406 W. Wade Ave. ste. 2 Mtn. Home, Arkansas 72653 Office Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday Bd. meetings held 2nd Thursday every month @ 4:30 pm. open to public Phone: 870-425-3527 ex. 3 Fax: 870-424-3747 E-mail: Tina.Haun@ar.nacdnet.net Board of Directors: Jim Turnbo., Chairman Sherrie Bufford, Sec./Tres. Gary Bell, Member Harold Morris, Member Mel Crawford, Member District Employees: Tina M. Haun, District Adm. Secretary Zach Martin, Grassland Spec. Buster Bodenhamer, District Conservation Planning Spec. NRCS Employees: Joe Massey, NRCS, District Conservationist |
Top left, Gary Bell, next, Harold Morris.next, Mel Crawford. Bottom left, Jim Turnbo, right, Sherrie Bufford
Joe Massey
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THE PURPOSE OF THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS......
TO ASSIST BAXTER COUNTY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SERVE THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AREA. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALONG WITH THE NRCS OFFERS DIFFERENT KINDS OF FARM PROGRAMS.
THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALONG WITH NRCS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO WOODLAND OWNERS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE HAVE TO DO WITH CURBING WATER EROSION, CONSERVING SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES, ESTABLISHING WILDLIFE HABITAT, MANAGING FOREST LANDS, AND RESTORING WETLANDS. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALSO MAKES AVAILABLE TO LAND USERS THE EQUIPMPENT NEEDED TO CARRY OUT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE NRCS? WHAT DO THEY DO? HOW CAN THEY HELP ME? THOSE ARE QUESTIONS TO WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS.
THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT SERVES THE COUNTY BY RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEN BY COORDINATING AND ASSISTING THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A UNIFIED CONSERVATION PROGRAM AIMED AT SOLVING LOCAL SOIL AND WATER PROBLEMS.
THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION WITHIN IT'S TERRITORY, AS A COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROADS, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EDUCATION.
HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT COULD INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM SELECTING OF THE BEST TYPE OF GRASS TO PLANT TO PLANNING AND BUILDING LARGE MULTIPURPOSE WATERSHED PROJECTS.
THE NRCS IS ONE OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES WHICH CLOSELY COOPERATES WITH THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND NRCS SHARE COMMON OFFICES AND GOALS. THOUGH THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS IN NO WAY LIMITED TO THE NRCS FOR HELP THE TWO HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
THE NRCS IS THE ONLY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY THAT HAS MONEY APPROPRIATED EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR IT'S USE IN CARRYING OUT AN EFFECTIVE AND LOCALLY CONTROLLED SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
THE NRCS STAFF INCLUDES CONSERVATION PLANNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND SPECIALIST IN ANY RELATED FIELD.
INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL LAND USERS ON PLANNING PROPER USE OF THE SOIL, SOILS INFORMATION, SOIL AND WATER ENGINEERING WORK AND PLANT GUIDES.
TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT CALL US AT 425-3527 EX. 3 OR COME BY THE OFFICE AT 406 W. WADE AVE. STE. 2 IN MOUNTAIN HOME.
TO ASSIST BAXTER COUNTY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SERVE THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AREA. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALONG WITH THE NRCS OFFERS DIFFERENT KINDS OF FARM PROGRAMS.
THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALONG WITH NRCS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO WOODLAND OWNERS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE HAVE TO DO WITH CURBING WATER EROSION, CONSERVING SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES, ESTABLISHING WILDLIFE HABITAT, MANAGING FOREST LANDS, AND RESTORING WETLANDS. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ALSO MAKES AVAILABLE TO LAND USERS THE EQUIPMPENT NEEDED TO CARRY OUT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE NRCS? WHAT DO THEY DO? HOW CAN THEY HELP ME? THOSE ARE QUESTIONS TO WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS.
THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT SERVES THE COUNTY BY RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEN BY COORDINATING AND ASSISTING THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE A UNIFIED CONSERVATION PROGRAM AIMED AT SOLVING LOCAL SOIL AND WATER PROBLEMS.
THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION WITHIN IT'S TERRITORY, AS A COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROADS, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EDUCATION.
HELP AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT COULD INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM SELECTING OF THE BEST TYPE OF GRASS TO PLANT TO PLANNING AND BUILDING LARGE MULTIPURPOSE WATERSHED PROJECTS.
THE NRCS IS ONE OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES WHICH CLOSELY COOPERATES WITH THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND NRCS SHARE COMMON OFFICES AND GOALS. THOUGH THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS IN NO WAY LIMITED TO THE NRCS FOR HELP THE TWO HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
THE NRCS IS THE ONLY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGENCY THAT HAS MONEY APPROPRIATED EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR IT'S USE IN CARRYING OUT AN EFFECTIVE AND LOCALLY CONTROLLED SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
THE NRCS STAFF INCLUDES CONSERVATION PLANNERS, TECHNICIANS, AND SPECIALIST IN ANY RELATED FIELD.
INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL LAND USERS ON PLANNING PROPER USE OF THE SOIL, SOILS INFORMATION, SOIL AND WATER ENGINEERING WORK AND PLANT GUIDES.
TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE BAXTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT CALL US AT 425-3527 EX. 3 OR COME BY THE OFFICE AT 406 W. WADE AVE. STE. 2 IN MOUNTAIN HOME.