Resource Conservation and Development 

The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Program was authorized by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962, P.L. 87-703.  The program was reauthorized with the passage of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.  The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the RC&D Program.

The purpose of the program is to encourage and improve the capability of designated RC&D areas to plan, develop, and carry out projects for resource conservation and development.

RC&D projects relate to Land Conservation, Water Management, Economic Development, and Community Sustainability.

The RC&D Program helps people care for and protect their natural resources, and improve local economies and living standards.  The program is successful because we pull together people, communities, various units of government, and grassroots organizations -- uniting in shared purpose and pooling resources and skills to get work done.  RC&D projects and activities are determined by the area's problems and needs.

More than 20,000 volunteers are serving on and with RC&D councils.  They are committed to revitalizing and sustaining their communities through the RC&D Program.  

National RC&D Program

RC&D in Connecticut

• Eastern Connecticut RC&D Area
• King's Mark RC&D Area
• The Environmental Review Team

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Last Modified: 04/18/2006