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What's New? PMNRCD Annual Meeting Dec 16, Green Mountain College NRCS/District Local Work Group Meeting Dec 8, Kehoe Cons. Camp |
Conservation Districts are political subdivisions of the State of Vermont and function as non-profit municipalities. Districts were created by the federal government in 1939 in response to the Dust Bowl to teach farmers about better soil erosion control methods. The PMNRCD was created in 1942 as the first District in Vermont, and continues to work with agricultural producers as well as landowners, communities, youth and the general public on issues related to water quality and natural resource conservation. PMNRCD is one of 14 Districts in Vermont as part of the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts.
The 309,000-acre Poultney-Mettowee Watershed is home to 17 Vermont and New York towns. The watershed contains a combination of farmlands, forested areas, villages and rural communities. These areas are home to a diversity of wild and domestic plants and animals including several rare and significant species. |
The Poultney-Mettowee Watershed Partnership How do you coordinate conservation efforts in watersheds that span multiple political boundaries? Both the Poultney River and Mettowee River watersheds span the New York and Vermont border, with significant amounts of land in each state. In addition, the Poultney and Mettowee watersheds are home to 17 towns in Vermont and New York. In 2000, the Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District in Rutland County, Vermont, and the Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District in New York created the Poultney-Mettowee Watershed Partnership to coordinate projects in these bi-state watersheds. The Poultney-Mettowee Watershed Partnership is funded by grant monies administered through the Conservation Districts. Past funding sources have included the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. In addition, many towns within the watershed contribute donations to be used for local assessments and educational programs.
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Poultney - Mettowee |
The PMNRCD covers the watershed area for the Poultney and Mettowee Rivers
in Vermont. The PMWP works with our partners in New York to encompass
the entire watershed.