vermont
Vermont has 2 RC&D Council Areas
George D. Aiken RC&D
22 North Main St., Suite 2
Randolph, VT 05060
Telephone: (802) 728 9526
Fax: (802) 728 5951 FAX
RC&D Coordinator: Kenneth Hafner
Email: Kenneth.hafner@vt.usda.gov
Website: http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/rc&d/GDA/
Chairman - Frank Farnsworth
Vice Chairman - Roderick MaClay
Secretary - Barbara Harding
Treasurer - Joshua Powers
RC&D Coordinator - Kenneth Hafner
Meeting Schedule: Second Thursday of February, April, June, August, October and December. No specific meeting location, moves throughout the designated RC&D area.
Council Projects: Farm Energy Audits, Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (supporting agriculture and beginning farmers), Dry hydrant program (statewide project), Better backroads program (statewide project), Restoration of Buxton park in South Londonderry and White River partnership.
Northern Vermont RC&D
617 Comstock Road,Suite 2
Berlin,VT 05602
Telephone: (802)828-4595
Fax:(802)223-6163
RC&D Coordinator: Beth Ann Finlay
Email: Beth_ann.finlay@vt.usda.gov
Website: www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/rc&d/NoVT/
Chairman - Christine Kaiser
Vice Chairman - Greta Brunswick
Secretary/Treasurer - Catherine Scribner
RC&D Coordinator - Beth Ann Finlay
Meeting Schedule: Bimonthly - 2009 schedule: 2/18;6/10;8/19;10/21;12/16 held in USDA Service Center Berlin, VT 9:30am-12:30pm
Council Projects: Grants programs for communities: Better Backroads-Clean Water You Can Afford & Rural Fire Protection- Dry Hydrant. Farmer's market support including financing of start-up and wireless debit card/food stamp card readers. Forestry Letter Series and Field Day, Buy Local Agriculture Guide Devlopment, Portable Logging Skidder Bridge Loan and Education Program, Envirothon and Northern Forest Canoe Trail Development.
