Community Conservation Assistance

from the

New York Association of Conservation Districts

 
Our health and well-being depend on the quality of the environment where we live.  For this reason, it is of upmost importance to take care of the natural resources that surround our homes and our communities. 


Community Conservation Assistance supports this cause by offering technical services, tools and financial resources to individuals and communities to support planning and conservation to protect the well being of our communities for future generations. 


Contact your County Soil and Water Conservation District to access these resources.  Contact information for your local District is available here.  Your District  is your public resource for professional assistance to protect and enhance natural resources,

Warren County District Staff distribute tree saplings to local community members to protect soil and water quality as part of the statewide Tree and Shrub Program.

and incorporate conservation into land use decision making.  
 

Community Conservation Assistance Toolkit



Learn more about Community Conservation Assistance using these tools for Districts and the public:


  1. •The Community Conservation Assistance Guide offers information for citizens and decision makers about the benefits of healthy natural systems to communities and individuals, measures to rate how well your community is conserving its resources for the future, and tips and tools to enhance and protect local natural resources.

  2. •A County Water Quality Coordinating Committee (CWQCC) Fact Sheet and Checklist to suggest activities for CWQCCs and re-invigorate those that have been inactive.

  3. •A Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy and complementary tools including:

  4. •an Assessment Tool for Identifying and Prioritizing Natural Resource Concerns within a Watershed.

  5. •a Matrix for Prioritizing Watersheds within a County.

  6. •a sample Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy for the Catskill Creek Watershed in Green and Albany Counties.

  7. •The Watershed Report Card (.doc) offers Districts and other local officials a streamlined editable Microsoft Word template by which to report progress on watershed conservation issues and conduct outreach.

  8. •A Training Curriculum to increase the technical capacity of Districts over the next five years to work with municipalities to implement ecologically sensitive land use management.  The first year’s featured training topic, watershed assessment and planning, was presented at the 2009 NYS Water Quality Symposium.





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