Volunteers Needed on Seedling Packing Day, Thursday, May 2nd 9-2pm, Jordan Dairy Farm, 51 Muschopauge Rd., Rutland. Please contact Lisa.trotto@ma.usda.gov for more details.
Do you recycle Pellet Bags? We are in need of them for packing day. Please contact Lisa.trotto@ma.usda.gov if you would like donate your pellet bags to the District.
Seedling Pick up day is Saturday, May 4th, 9am to 12noon! Please bring your receipt confirmation with you and check to be sure you're pick up location is correct!
The next WCCD monthly meeting will held in Holden at the USDA Service Center, 52 Boyden Rd. on Wednesday, April 17th at 9:45am. The public is welcome to these meetings. Please call Lisa ahead of time at 508-829-0168, ext 5. For an agenda, Click here.
Attention Elementary Schools, Spring and Fall Fairs, Farm Events, Fishing Derbys! Come on board the "WOW" Watershed on Wheels Express which is coming to Worcester County this spring through fall. The spring calendar is filled and we are now booking for the summer and fall months. "WOW" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FREE outreach opportunity who partners with NRCS/USDA. It is a traveling visitor' center that is a full immersion trailer that lets people experience plants and animals from habitats found in the Connecticut River Watershed. Please contact Lisa.trotto@ma.usda.gov to schedule a visit to your school. Click on the link to learn more.http://www.fws.gov/r5soc/educational_resources/watershed-on-wheels.html
Thank you to all students and schools who participated in this year's MACD Poster Contest themed "Soil to Spoon". Please poster entries below. More will be added and updated weekly!
Congratulations to students in Worcester County who have won the state level poster contest!
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