Local Work Groups
The purpose of annual local work group (LWG) meetings are to gather information and make recommendations to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist, as well as other state and local leaders, related to addressing natural resource concerns identified at local level.
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LWGs are critical to assure the ‘boots on the ground’ have a voice in the process of providing recommendations on local and state natural resource priorities and criteria for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation activities and programs. The LWG meetings are open to the public and those who attend and particiapte often range from agricultural producers representing the variety of crops, livestock, and poultry raised within the local area; owners of nonindustrial private forest land, representatives of agricultural and environmental organizations; and governmental agencies carrying out agricultural and natural resource conservation and activities. Diverse participation and local input is what drives the success of the LWG.
Local Conservation Districts can access the National Conservation Planning Partnerships LWG Guidebook through the district links in the District Portal to aid them in improving and enhancing LWGs.
Local Work Group Report
The following report summarizes the 30 Local Work Group meetings that were held in Kansas. Each LWG meeting was conducted on a multi-county management unit (MU) basis. The LWG meetings were coordinated and implemented by local conservation districts with assistance from the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) through the “Local Work Group Cooperative Agreement”. Through this cooperative agreement KACD representatives (facilitators) worked closely with local conservation districts to plan, coordinate, and implement LWG meetings to provide a consistent process across the state.