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George D. Aiken Resource Conservation & Development Area

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Annual Report  (PDF 759 KB)

Application for Assistance  (PDF  44 KB)

Newsletter  (PDF 209 KB)

Area Plan (PDF 2,520 KB)

Plan of Work  (PDF 681 KB)

 

The George D. Aiken Resource Conservation and Development Council serves the six southern counties in Vermont.  Together Addison, Bennington, Orange, Rutland, Windham and Windsor Counties make up the George D. Aiken Resource Conservation and Development Area.  This Area is bounded on the east by the Connecticut River which is also the boundary with the State of New Hampshire.  The State of  Massachusetts forms the southern boundary, with the State of New York and Lake Champlain forming the western boundary.  The Vermont Counties of Chittenden, Washington and Caledonia form the northern border of the George D. Aiken RC&D area.  All areas in  Vermont, north of the George D. Aiken RC&D area, including the Orange County towns of Orange, Washington and Williamstown, are part of the Northern Vermont RC&D area. The Green Mountains transect the area, running north and south through the middle of the state.  All of the area east of the mountains is part of the Connecticut River watershed and most of the area west of the mountains, with the exception of most of Bennington County, is part of the Lake Champlain watershed.  Most of Bennington County in the southwestern corner of Vermont is part of the Hudson River Watershed.  Within the George D. Aiken RC&D area, the Green Mountain National Forest covers 379,187 acres or 12% of the land.  Of the total 386,337 acres in the Green Mountain National Forest 98% is contained within the  George D. Aiken RC&D area. 

Rural Vermont SceneThe six counties encompass a total area of 4,896 square miles.  Within that area there are 70 square miles of water and a land area of 4,826 square miles, with population densities ranging from a high of 68 per square mile in Rutland County to a low of 41 per square mile in Orange County.  It should be noted that while the demographic data that is available is listed by county, the most important political subdivision in Vermont are the individual towns.  According to the 2000 census data there are 162 individual town or city governing bodies within the George D. Aiken RC&D area.

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 Mission

Our mission is to help people achieve sustainable development while caring for and appreciating their natural environment, to ensure economic opportunities, enriched communities and better lives.

Vision

Our vision is a Vermont and local communities that have created a vision for themselves, developed plans and mobilized strategies that will manage change to meet the needs of the present while protecting the abilities of future generations to meet their needs.

Contact Information

Office Information

George D. Aiken RC&D Council

22 North Main Street, Suite 2

Randolph, VT  05060

Phone:  (802) 728-9526 Fax:  (802) 728-5951

USDA NRCS Staff

Name Title Contact Information Email
Kenneth Hafner RC&D Coordinator (802) 728-9526 kenneth.hafner@vt.usda.gov
Julie Lawrence RC&D Program Assistant (802) 728-9526 Julie. Lawrence@vt.usda.gov

RC&D Council Staff

Name Title Contact Information Email
Deborah Price Business Manager (802) 728-9526 debbiercd@yahoo.com

RC&D Council Members

Name Representing
Joshua Powers, Treasurer

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Susan DePeyster Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Larry Courcelle Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Frank Farnsworth, Chair Member-at-Large
Rodrick Maclay, Vice-Chair Member-at-Large
Robert Drachman Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District
Vacant Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District
Gordon Conant White River Natural Resources Conservation District
James Masland Member-at-Large, State Representative
George Richards Member-at-Large
Vacant Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
Andrea Ochs Addison County Regional Planning Commission

 

The RC&D Council meets on the second Thursday of February, April, June, August, October and December.  The meetings rotate throughout the area and are open to the public.  Contact the RC&D Office for the time and location of the next council meeting.

Application Procedure – To obtain a project proposal form please call the George D. Aiken RC&D Council office.  A copy of the proposal form is also available online by clicking here.

Once a proposal is received, copies will be forwarded to the council for their review.  A representative of the group or organization proposing the project will be asked to give a short presentation at the next RC&D Council meeting.  The Council will then vote to accept or reject the proposal as an RC&D project.