Printable VersionPrintable VersionGLICKMAN ANNOUNCES 33 NEW RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2001 - Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today designated 33 areas in 25 states as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Resource Conservation and Development Program.
"This announcement will help people in rural areas increase conservation of natural resources, promote economic development, and solve local problems," said Glickman.
RC&D areas are locally led by councils comprised of volunteers, civic leaders, and locally elected officials. RC&D projects provide practical solutions for community development, land conservation, environmental enhancement, and water management.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will provide each area a local coordinator to help access USDA programs and services. Other USDA agencies will also provide assistance.
Projects currently underway in the 315 existing RC&D areas across America are reducing soil erosion, improving water quality, enhancing recreational and tourism facilities, developing and diversifying local business opportunities, assisting child and elder care, and improving sewage treatment.
The 33 areas designated today are:
| State | RC&D Designated Area | Counties |
| Alaska | Bering Strait Region | Bering Strait Region |
| Lower Kuskokwim | Bethel Area | |
| California | Central Sacramento Valley | Colusa, Glenn, Tehama |
| Mojave Desert-Mountain | Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, San Bernardino, Tulare | |
| Yosemite/Sequoia | Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare | |
| Colorado | Painted Sky | Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Saguache |
| Florida | Florida West Coast | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota |
| Hawaii | O'ahu | Honolulu |
| Illinois | Wabash Valley | Clark, Crawford, Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne |
| Indiana | Northwest Territory | Lake, Porter, St. Joseph |
| Iowa | Cedar Valley | Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell |
| Prairie Rivers | Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Webster | |
| Kansas | Central Prairie | Barton, Edwards, McPherson, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Stafford |
| Santa Fe Trail | Finney, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Wichita | |
| Kentucky | Eagle | Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Owen, Trimble |
| Minnesota | Three Rivers | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lesueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Coastal Plains | George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Loess Hills | Burt, Cuming, Dakota, Dodge, Thurston, Washington |
| Trailblazer | Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Harlan, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster | |
| Nevada | Da Ka Doiyabe | Elko, Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine |
| New York | Lower Hudson-Long Island | Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, Westchester |
| North Carolina | Unifour | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell |
| Ohio | Western Reserve | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit, Wayne |
| Oklahoma | High Plains | Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods, Woodward |
| South Carolina | Foothills | Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg |
| South Dakota | Tatanka | Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Zeibach |
| Tennessee | Cumberland Mountain | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott |
| Texas | Chihuahuan Desert | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presido |
| High Plains | Armstrong, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, Swisher | |
| Washington | Blue Mountains | Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla |
| Olympic Peninsula | Clallam, Jefferson | |
| Wisconsin | Glacierland | Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Sheboygan, Winnebago |
| Wyoming | Historic Trails | Carbon, Natrona |
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