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Soil & Water Conservation
820 Hwy 158 Bus. W.
Suite 102
Warrenton, NC 27589
Phone: (252) 257 3836 Ext. 3
Fax: (252) 257 4499
Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday - Friday
Larry West SWCD Director
Gary Holtzmann Soil & Water District Technician
Kaye Bales Administrative Assistant
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| Mission statement |
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| To provide leadership in a partnership effort to help
people conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and environment. |
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| What We Can Do For You |
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CTA - Conservation Technical Assistance We offer free
assistance for the technical aspects of conservation work done on agricultural
land and residential areas. Educational presentations and programs.
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| Issues that Concern Us |
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| Water Quality, Nutrient Management, Erosion Reduction,
Natural Resources, Waste Management, Cropland, Grazed Land, Forest Land,
Wildlife Habitat, Soils, Agricultural Sustainability, Environmental
&Economical Impacts of Agriculture, and Storm Water Run-off |
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| Government Funded Programs |
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NCACS - Offers financial and
technical assistance for the implementation of BMP’s on agricultural land to
reduce agricultural non-point source pollution into waters of the state.
EQIP - Provides technical, educational, and financial
assistance to eligible farmers to address soil, water, and related natural
resource concerns.
CRP - Encourages farmers to convert highly erodible
cropland vegetative cover (grass, trees, etc.) by paying an annual rental
payment for the term of the contract. CREP - Pays for site prep, establishment,
and an annual rental payment to farmers for converting marginal pastureland or
highly erodible cropland to trees.
GRP - Helps landowners and operators restore and
protect grassland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as grazing lands.
Emphasizes support for grazing operations, plant and animal biodiversity, and
grassland and land containing shrubs and forbs under the greatest threat of
conversion. |
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Competition
Grades 3-5 Poster
Grade 6 Essay
Grade 7-8 Public Speaking
Cash prizes award to winners in each competition.
Area IV Envirothon
Top seven teams from the high school and middle school competition and the top FFA team advance to the State Envirothon. Scholarships awarded to the high school winners. |
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| Warren County Soil & Water Conservation in Action |
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Grassed Waterways
A natural or constructed channel that is shaped or graded to required
dimensions and established in suitable vegetation for the stable conveyance of
run-off to improve quality. |
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Stock Trails
A stable area used frequently and intensively for livestock movement by
surfacing with suitable material to improve water quality. Benefits are reduced
erosion and pollution. |
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Conservation Tillage
Any tillage and planting system in which at least sixty percent of the at-plant
soil surface is covered by plant residue to improve water quality. |
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Rock-lined Outlet
A waterway having an erosion-resistant lining of stone where an unlined or
grassed waterway would be inadequate to improve water quality. |