ROCKPORT — The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District in cooperation with USDA Natural Resources conservation service, will hold public meetings Tuesday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 29 to give Knox and Lincoln county residents and landowners a chance to speak up for clean water and healthy soils. These meetings are part of our Natural Resources Assessment (NRA) effort, which will help NRCS and Knox-Lincoln SWCD prioritize programs and funding for state and local land and water management projects.

Local residents and landowners may attend a meeting on Tuesday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at the Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St, Rockland; or Tuesday, March 29, at 6 p.m. at the Damariscotta Town Office, 21 School ST., Damariscotta. The meeting will include an open discussion led by Knox-Lincoln SWCD staff, as well as a preview of the preliminary results from our NRA survey. Bring your ideas, concerns and comments. If you have not yet completed a survey, you may do so before March 31 at surveymonkey.com/r/JQ5GPL5.

To encourage participation, every local resident or landowner who completes a survey — or attends a meeting — will be entered into a random drawing for a $50 cash prize. Farmers, woodland owners, resource professionals, and members of the general public are all encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to make your voice heard.

For more information or to receive a paper copy of the survey, visit knox-lincoln.org/natural-resources-survey/; call 596-2040, or email info@knox-lincoln.org. Paper surveys will also be available at the meeting.