Albemarle RC&D Council, Inc.

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

 
 

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

 

 

 
The Albemarle RC&D Council has partnered on more than $10,000,000 in local projects over the past decade!!!
 

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 $5.40 for every dollar the federal government invests to support economic development and resource protection in rural areas (National Association of RC&D Councils, 2009).

 

The RC&D program is one of the federal government's success stories with its ability to return $5.40 for every dollar the federal government invests to support economic development and resource protection in rural areas."

(National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, 2009)

 

 

RC&D Councils in North Carolina leveraged $21.00 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, 2008)

 
     
Contact Us:

Albemarle RC&D Council
730 N Granville St., Suite B
Edenton, NC  27932

Phone: (252) 482-7437 ext. 4
Fax:      (252) 482-3428
Email:  
albemarlercandd@yahoo.com

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