Chanda Lindsay Receives Merit Award Chanda Lindsay, RC&D Coordinator, recently attended the NYS Association of Conservation Districts Annual Meeting where she received a Merit Award for the promotion of SWCD programs in RC&D.

USDA-NRCS Employees Who Assist The Black River-St. Lawrence RC&D Council CHANDA LINDSAY - RC&D Coordinator Chanda has been with the USDA NRCS, working with the Black River-St. Lawrence RC&D Council, since February 2008. She has found her niche working with the diverse array of projects and programs that the RC&D Council is involved in. Chanda says: “It’s all about being a jack-of-all-trades- at least that’s the way it works for me! From a Bachelors in Animal Science to a Masters in Outdoor and Environmental Education and from a zookeeping job to a RC&D Coordinator career- diversity has been the name of the game in my career path. What better place to be than right here in Northern New York? This area suits my personal preferences as an outdoor enthusiast as well as my professional preferences for diverse opportunities. As the coordinator for the Black River- St. Lawrence Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. (RC&D), I work with a council consisting of representatives from seven counties in the North Country to coordinate a wide array of resource conservation and rural development activities- from forestry to agriculture to recreation. The Council is made up of volunteer members from Soil and Water Conservation Districts, County Legislatures and At-Large members from the community. The Council members are the movers and shakers- who develop and implement project ideas which are as diverse as the council membership. The Council does everything from organizing Chainsaw Safety and Lumber Grading Workshops to assisting with Watershed Plans to working on local renewable energy projects. My job is to facilitate this process by making connections with local partners, assisting with grant writing and helping with follow up. I look forward to continuing to work with this fantastic team and all of our partners to offer some great opportunities to benefit residents and tourists alike in the North Country. I am grateful every day to be able to live and work here!”

BECCA HARE - RC&D Secretary Becca is an Adams Center, N.Y. native, who has found a perfect fit working part-time for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Prior to working for NRCS, she worked fulltime for a very busy local agricultural dealership. Becca works part-time performing the day-to-day operations in the RC&D business office. Becca manages to squeeze work or extracurricular activities into nearly every minute of every day. She coaches seventh grade girl’s softball in the spring and eighth grade girl’s volleyball in the winter at her alma mater, South Jefferson Central School, in Adams. Becca received a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from SUNY Potsdam in 1990 for Writing and Editing. Her husband is a Civilian employee as one of the managers for the Defense Commissary Agency at Fort Drum. Mark and Becca have two children, Benjamin (9) and Jillian (7). Becca has worked for NRCS since October of 2004.

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