Kristal McKelvey Evens recently joined the staff of Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District as a conservation assistant.
Evens, who grew up in Mathews and now resides in Gloucester, said she is happy to return to work here. Tidewater SWCD has offices in Gloucester and serves the counties of Mathews, Middlesex and Gloucester.
Evens works with district manager LaVerne Calhoun and conservation/education assistant Carl Thiel-Goin. Her duties include meeting with agricultural producers for Best Management Practices (BMP) projects and consulting with them and other landowners on conservation, erosion and similar measures.
Some of her job involves talking to farmers about cost-share programs that are available to help them. Also, Evens goes to schools to present conservation and erosion programs and speaks to local civic and other groups about ways they can help the environment. Her agency works closely with a number of other agencies on the best ways to protect local resources. &ld...
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