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Northwest Conservation District
Torrington office:
1185 New Litchfield St
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 860-626-7222
Fax: 860-626-8833
ncd@conservect.org
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Northwest Conservation District Board of Directors
Board meetings are scheduled for 7:00 pm on the third Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted) Meetings are located at the District Office, 1185 New Litchfield Street, Torrington CT 06790
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Board Members
Curtis S Read, Chairman
Dick Leavenworth, Vice Chairman
Celeste Echlin, Treasurer
Sharon Tingley, Secretary
Back row left to right
David Scofield, Ray Furse, Bob Rush, Curtis Read, Larry Rousseau, Dick Leavenworth
Front row left to right
Sharon Tingley, Larry Marsicano, Celeste Echlin, Tara Holmberg
Not Pictured Lynn Fulkerson, Chris Charles, Rob Sibley
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Northwest Conservation District Staff
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Jean Cronauer
Executive Director
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Sean Hayden
Soil Scientist
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Michael Morin
GIS Cartographer
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Katie Krause
Program Assistant
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Tony Mitchell
Energy Coordinator
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Contact Northwest Conservation District
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Northwest Conservation District
1185 New Litchfield Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 860-626-7222 Fax: 860-626-8833
Email: ncd@conservect.org
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The Northwest Conservation District is located on Rt 202 (New Litchfield St.) in Torrington close to the Litchfield/Torrington border.
The office is in the brown USDA Service building #1185, rear, lower level.
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Conservation District's History
Conservation Districts had their beginning in the 1930s as a result of national concerns over mounting agricultural erosion, floods and the sky-blackening dust storms that swept across the country. Congress enacted the Soil Conservation Act of 1935, which established a national policy for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and directed the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Soil Conservation Service to implement this policy. The Conservation District concept was developed to enlist the cooperation of landowners and occupiers in carrying out the programs authorized by the act. In 1937, President Roosevelt wrote to the governors of all the states recommending legislation that would allow local landowners to form soil conservation districts. Congress realized that only active, voluntary support from landowners would guarantee the success of conservation work on private land given that about 75% of the continental United States was privately owned. The Dust Bowl taught everyone a valuable history lesson. Today, over 3,000 conservation districts nationwide continually adapt to newly emerging conservation challenges such as
- Drinking Water and Aquifer Protection
- Wetland Protection and Restoration
- Preservation of Farmland and Open Space
- Curbing Urban Sprawl with Wise Planning and Sound Development Practices
- Protecting Aquatic Resources through better Stormwater Management.
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