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The
Transylvania Soil & Water Conservation District's mission is
to ensure a quality rural and
urban environment with clean water, protected soil
resources, properly managed forests, as
well as wildlife and an environmentally and economically
viable agricultural community.
"We believe this can be achieved through voluntary programs
and without violating private
property rights."
What is a Conservation District?
Transylvania SWCD
is one of 96 Soil and Water Conservation Districts in North
Carolina.
Soil and
Water Conservation Districts were formed across the country
as a way of
addressing soil erosion
on cropland during the Dust Bowl Era of the 1930's. The
county's
very first SWCD, The Brown
Creek SWCD, was formed in Anson County, North Carolina
in
1937. The Transylvania Soil and
Water Conservation District was formed in 1955. Today,
the
Transylvania SWCD addresses
conservation issues in the county by offering technical
assistance, educational programs,
resources, and by locating and administering cost share
programs and grants to assist
landowners with conservation practices on their land.
The District is governed by a five person Board who have a
grassroots philosophy of protecting
Transylvania County's natural resources. Two supervisors are
appointed, and three are elected.
Current Members
Mike Whitmire - Chairman
Charles Bryson - Vice Chairman
Dick Bragg - Treasurer
Scott Galloway - Member
Alan Johnson - Member
As of 2009, the Transylvania Soil & Water Conservation
District has encumbered $3,270,526 in
funds for conservation practices, through voluntary
programs, on private property in the county.
Through these programs the District has prevented an
estimated 62,570 Tons of sediment from
entering Transylvania Streams! That is equivalent to 5, 214
loads from a 12 ton dump truck!
Transylvania
County Soil & Water Conservation District
Annual
Report 2008-2009
Transylvania SWCD DAYS/HOURS OF OPERATION: Regularly scheduled board
106 East Morgan Street
MONDAY - FRIDAY meeting 3rd Thursday of the
Suite 138
8:00AM - 4:30PM month 5:00pm 1st floor DSS
Brevard, NC 28712
CLOSED conference room in the
(828) 884-3230
12:00-1:00 for Lunch Community Services Bldg.
Fax: (828) 884-9323
STAFF CAN BE IN THE FIELD,
CALLING AHEAD IS ADVISED!
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