Pennsylvania Represented at NACD Annual Meeting
Doug Beri, Indiana County District Manager; Ron Rohall, Westmoreland Conservation District (WCD) Board Chair and Pennsylvania representative to NACD; Cliff Lane, McKean County Conservation District Board Member; Emil Bove, WCD Board Member and 2nd Vice President for the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts; Rob Cronauer, WCD District Manager/CEO. Photo provided by WCD.
Submitted by Rob Cronauer, Westmoreland Conservation District Manager/CEO
District board members and staff recently attended the National Association of Conservation District (NACD) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. The five-day event featured informative sessions on conservation topics like soil health, community outreach, climate change, and water quality. USDA Deputy Secretary for Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced a new initiative called the Working Lands Climate Corps at the event. This program will provide skills-based training for careers in conservation that will assist farmers with climate-smart agricultural solutions.
Participants also had a chance to meet and share ideas with conservation district staff nationwide. Westmoreland Conservation District Board Chair Ron Rohall is the Pennsylvania representative to NACD and has been active in advancing educational and funding opportunities to conservation districts at the national level.