Albemarle RC&D Council

Wisely Conserving Natural Resources & Creating Opportunities for Positive Economic & Community Development

The Council's projects in 2009 created or retained 37 businesses and 169 jobs, improved 16,020 acres of forest land and crop land, and directly served 24,300 citizens in the Albemarle region!

Serving the people of
Camden, Chowan,
Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Hyde
Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell and
Washington Counties

Albemarle RC&D Council

The Albemarle Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council helps community organizations and local governments that have the desire, but not the means or the expertise, to undertake projects that conserve natural resources, create jobs and increase incomes.

RC&D Councils established by Congress in early 1960s

Over 45 years ago, Congress established the RC&D program within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to encourage volunteer, locally elected and civic leaders to plan and carry out resource conservation and development projects.

Today, there are 375 RC&D Councils across the nation, including Guam, American Samoa, Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. They serve more than 85% of US counties and over 77% of the US population. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the program and provides a project coordinator for each Council.

The Albemarle RC&D Council and nine other RC&D Councils in North Carolina (See Map ) develop programs and projects in the following areas:

Land Conservation
Community Development
Land Management
Water Management

The RC&D program positively impacts local communities

The RC&D program is one of the federal government's success stories with its ability to return $5.60 for every dollar the federal government invests to support economic development and resource protection in rural areas (National Association of RC&D Councils, 2009).

Announcing the NEW Albemarle Stewardship Development Program. See Stewardship Development page for Program description, Application Guidelines and Form. First awards were presented December 8th, 2009.

***News Flash***

Edenton first in North Carolina to install innovative stormwater filtration system at local high school. Click here to read the press release.

“RC&D Councils in North Carolina leveraged $10.85 for every $1.00 of RC&D appropriation to directly support conservation and economic development in local communities."

(North Carolina Association of RC&D Councils, 2009)