The group received a small grant in 2009 sponsor the Essex County Reconnect the Kingdom Community Challenge for middle and high school youth. Students will be invited to participate in and track multiple outdoor activities in Essex County. Students with the greatest number of completed challenges will be awarded a bike with other successful participants earning local field guides at an end of summer ceremony.
Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District
Our Purpose
District Staff and volunteer board of supervisors cooperate with landowners in applying conservation practices to the land.ECNRCD, in recent years, has focused on areas of interest including watershed planning, water quality issues, and riparian buffers, and offers a resource to landowners, farmers, schools, municipalities and businesses through their efforts with geomorphic stream assessment and river management, project management, nutrient management/agriculture, education and other community conservation projects. Districts offer a unique and powerful vehicle for citizens to become involved with local conservation work and establish programs that protect their environment; creating local solutions for natural resource concerns.
Summary of Projects
This grant was awarded some time ago and the details haven't been uploaded to our online system. If you'd like to learn more, contact us (info@grassrootsfund.org) and we'll fill in the blanks.
This grant was awarded some time ago and the details haven't been uploaded to our online system. If you'd like to learn more, contact us (info@grassrootsfund.org) and we'll fill in the blanks.