Inside the NACD w/1st VP Michael Crowder…
NACD Awarded Pollinator Partnership Grant, NACD files WOTUS Comments, Upcoming NACD Summer Meeting and more…
(BARN Media / FarmCast Radio – Briggsdale, CO) April 25, 2019 – Within this month’s interview with the National Association of Conservation Districts… First Vice-President Michael Crowder discusses several issues pertinent to the agriculture, locally-led conservation efforts and to the NACD, including:
- NACD Awarded Pollinator Partnership Grant
- NACD files WOTUS Comments – Read NACD’s WOTUS Comments
- NACD’s 64th Annual Stewardship Week is April 28 – May 5th
- Upcoming 2019 NACD Summer Meeting August 2-6th in Sante Fe, NM
- & more
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Learn more about NACD First Vice President Michael Crowder
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in natural resources and environmental sciences, as well as numerous conservation awards, including Benton County and Washington state’s “Wildlife Farmer of the Year” awards, the Washington Association of Conservation Districts’ “Young Tiger” award, and Ducks Unlimited “Wood Duck,” “Bronze Mallard,” and “Silver Mallard” awards.
For eight years, Crowder taught wetland restoration, wildlife science, and ecology as an adjunct professor at Washington State University Tri-Cities. He currently manages farming operations in Illinois and Washington state, and is actively involved in the management of his family’s third-generation farm in Indiana. He serves as the national director for the Washington Association of Conservation Districts and NACD board representative for Washington state. Crowder also sits on several Benton County boards.
The National Association of Conservation District’s mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation. For more information about the National Association of Conservation Districts – http://www.nacdnet.org/
And for more information about the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, an NACD Member – http://coloradoacd.org/