Natural Resources Conservation Service An Agency of USDA

High Quality, Productive Soils to enable sustained production of a safe, healthy, and abundant food supply. High Quality, Productive Soils to enable sustained production of a safe, healthy, and abundant food supply. NRCSs Mission Goals

Clean and Abundant Water to protect human health, support a healthy environment, encourage a productive landscape, and ensure an abundant and reliable water supply Clean and Abundant Water to protect human health, support a healthy environment, encourage a productive landscape, and ensure an abundant and reliable water supply

Healthy Plant and Animal Communities to provide habitats for diverse and healthy wildlife, aquatic species, and plant communities; protect water quality; and reduce flood damages. Healthy Plant and Animal Communities to provide habitats for diverse and healthy wildlife, aquatic species, and plant communities; protect water quality; and reduce flood damages.

Clean Air to make a positive contribution to local air quality and the Nations effort to sequester carbon. Clean Air to make a positive contribution to local air quality and the Nations effort to sequester carbon.

Adequate Energy Supply to conserve energy and be a source of environmentally sustainable biofuels and renewable energy. Adequate Energy Supply to conserve energy and be a source of environmentally sustainable biofuels and renewable energy.

Working Farm and Ranch Lands to sustain a viable agricultural sector and natural resource quality. Working Farm and Ranch Lands to sustain a viable agricultural sector and natural resource quality.

Partner with other local, state and federal agencies to provide natural resource conservation to private lands in Rhode Island.

Habitat Restoration and Management: working with CRMC on restoration projects – Gooseneck Cove, Blackstone River Fish Passage Restoration, Walker Farm Restoration Project

Stream and Riparian Restoration and Management

Conservation Planning: Provide planning assistance to CRMC through the CRMC SAMPs

Flood Plain Management

Soil Survey and Interpretations

Plant Materials and Crop Management

J. Eric Scherer State Resource Conservationist USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46 Warwick, RI TEL (401) FAX (401)