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Kent Conservation District asks county to sustain local conservation programs, highlights no‑till drill and invasive‑species work
Summary
Kent Conservation District leaders briefed the Kent County Community Health and Safety Committee on the district's history, recent grant‑funded projects, a new no‑till drill available to landowners, invasive‑species response and staffing impacts tied to federal changes.
Jerry Miller, chair of the Kent Conservation District, told the Kent County Community Health and Safety Committee that the district has supported landowners since 1946 and is seeking continued county support to sustain recent programs and grant matches.
Miller said the district focuses on two primary mandates: providing technical assistance for conservation planning and doing outreach so producers know what federal and state programs are available. “We have 5 elected board directors,” Miller said, describing the district’s governance and noting he serves a four‑year term and is a resident of Cascade.
The district reported leveraging more than $1,800,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) cost‑share funds to support conservation work on more than 13,000 acres in Kent County last year. Staff and a video presentation summarized other recent results: the district treated 255…
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