Rockbridge County Spring Identification Project Final Report
The Natural Bridge Soil & Water Conservation District entered into a partnership with SKTWorks, LLC., a local firm providing GIS services...
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Natural Bridge Soil & Water Conservation District
40 Magnolia Square Way, Suite 5
Lexington, Virginia 24450
Phone: (540) 319-6453
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2025 Spring Conservation Field Day - McCormick Farm
​Topic: Native Warm Season Grass
The Natural Bridge SWCD held their annual conservation field day at McCormick Farm on May 22, 2025. NBSWCD would like to thank agency partners: Dr. Gabe Pent at Shenandoah Valley AREC, J.B. Daniel, NRCS, the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council, Cooperative Extension, Dr. Ben Tracy, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, VSU Small Farm Program and producer, Keith Tuck, for partnering with us to make this event successful!
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Natural Bridge SWCD 2024 Annual Awards Banquet
The Natural Bridge SWCD held their Annual Awards Banquet on October 16, 2024.
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Congratulations to this year's award recipients!
Worley Mountain Farms, recipient of the 2024 Clean Water Farm Award.
Rockbridge FFA Chapter, recipient of a monetary scholarship.
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Also recognized were two directors who have served the Board for five years. Thank you, Tim Goodbar and Herbie Huffman!
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From left, Jaylee Croushorn, Gwen Gosney, FFA Advisor, Josie Caldwell
LOCAL NRCS WORKING GROUP MEETING
The Lexington NRCS Field Office will be hosting a local working group meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 5:30pm in the Lexington USDA Service Center conference room prior to the Natural Bridge SWCD regular business meeting. Please contact Charlie Simmons, District Conservationist, if you have any questions related to this meeting. charles.simmons@usda.gov
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Click the PDF buttons for the documents related to the working group meeting.
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SPARRING CANDY DARTERS
Congratulations to Loughran McCabe, Virginia SWCD 2022 photo contest honorable mentions winner!
Agricultural BMP Cost-Share Program News
During program year 2022, the Natural Bridge SWCD completed 40 Best Management Practices. A total of $674,405.58 was paid to producers for these BMPs and $10,379 was issued in Tax Credits. Within these totals:
7 Stream Bank Exclusion projects protected 3.4 miles of stream bank and were paid $450,128.
2 Continuing Conservation Initiative (CCI) sign-ups ensured continued protection of an additional 1,823' of stream bank.
29 Cover Crop BMPs involving 1,799 acres were completed and paid $66,757.
In addition, $988,956.64 has been obligated to approved practices and will be carried over into cost-share program year 2023.
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