Natural Resources Conservation Service An Agency of USDA

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Natural Resources Conservation Service An
Agency of USDA
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NRCSs Mission Goals

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

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

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• 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.

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

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

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

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

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Habitat Restoration and Management working with
CRMC on restoration projects Gooseneck Cove,
Blackstone River Fish Passage Restoration, Walker
Farm Restoration Project
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Stream and Riparian Restoration and Management
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Conservation PlanningProvide planning
assistance to CRMC through the CRMC SAMPs
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Flood Plain Management
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Soil Survey and Interpretations
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Plant Materials and Crop Management
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• J. Eric Scherer
• State Resource Conservationist
• USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service60
  Quaker Lane, Suite 46Warwick, RI  02886TEL
  [phone]FAX [phone]e-mail
  eric.scherer_at_ri.usda.gov