Orleans County NRCD
Programs and Services Meet the Board and Staff
Conservation Equipment Rental Program
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Ecosystem Services Through an Artist’s Eye
The Orleans NRCD, the Memphremagog Watershed Association, and the MAC Center for the Arts are joining forces to bring you an art show that aims to elevate the topic of ecosystem services provided by agriculture. Many artist from all over Vermont will have art on display for us to enjoy and reflect on how we all can serve and care for the land that sustains all of us. Tell your friends and come check it out!
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Orleans County nrcd hosts the nek tri district meeting
The three Northeast Kingdom Conservation Districts had our Tri District annual meeting on August 19th in Westmore with 7 board members, NRCD staff and partners gathered to update each other on our work, interface with partners on relevant topics and visit with each other. After our presentations we all headed over to the Farm at Wheeler Mountain which is owned and operated by Orleans County NRCD board member, Joanna Lidback. She gave us a farm tour highlighting all the great conservation work they have completed with assistance from OCNRCD staff including technical and financial support through the USDA NRCS Memphremagog RCPP program.
Water Quality Reports and Resources
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Check out our 2019 District Highlights Newsletter
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The Orleans County Natural Resource Conservation District (OCNRCD) was established in 1946 as a non-regulatory organization led by local landowners. We strive to protect natural resources by seeking solutions to local environmental concerns and providing resources to address them.
Our current focus is to support Orleans County communities and landowners in their efforts to improve water quality issues. Our extensive partnerships with state, federal and local organizations enable us to coordinate resources locally to support conservation land use practices.
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Mission Statement
Protect and enhance the soils and waters of Orleans County by providing leadership, education and services for implementation of sound land stewardship practices.
Contact us at:
59 Waterfront Plaza
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-6090 x 7008
sarah.damsell@vt.nacdnet.net
emily.finnegan@vt.nacdnet.net
Upcoming Workshops:
The Science of Water Quality: A Workshop For Farm Employees
Date & Time TBD
Location TBD
Ecosystem Services through an Artists’ Eye
Opening reception TBD
MAC Center for the Arts, 158 Main St. Newport
Manure Injection Field Day
Date & Time TBD
Location TBD
Conservation Success Stories!
Orleans County NRCD highlights local farmers who reduced their nonpoint source pollution by installing best management practices that have measured phosphorous runoff reductions in Orleans County watersheds!
Click here to read the Morin Farm over 85% phosphorus reduction success story.
Click here to read the McCormick Farm 50% phosphorus reduction success story.
“I don’t think people realize the effect that these projects can have on the environment.”
“We are getting more milk and better quality since we completed all this work”, this is their third year of getting a quality milk award. Overall, the project “has brought us closer together as a family.”
“The project improved the farm because the cows are out of the mud, there is more room to feed in one place, it is easier to maintain, it helps my manure management, it looks a lot nicer and the work benefits the local waters because the cows are not going in the stream whenever they want.”