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 MISSION
To fully utilize the human and natural resources of Rhode Island in order to enhance the economic,
social, and environmental conditions of the people of this state.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the RC&D program is to encourage and improve the capability of volunteer, locally
elected, and civic leaders in designated RC&D areas to plan and carry out projects for resource conservation and community development.
Projects relate to the following four areas:
- Land Conservation
- Community Development
- Land Management
- Water Management
The RC&D program helps people care for natural resources and improve the quality of life in their communities. The RC&D Area
Council (volunteers representing public and private sector sponsors and other local organizations) undertake community driven
actions that are strategically focused on regional resource conservation and economic viability. RC&D priorities are set by area residents to meet their needs.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
- To become a fully informed, energetic, and action-oriented Council capable of identifying and solving area natural resource
and economic development problems and needs.
- To assist local sponsors in realizing the full potential of the RC&D program as a rural development tool.
- To achieve sustainable water quality levels for all uses (drinking, recreational, etc.).
- To achieve the employment potential of area human and natural resources.
- To become financially capable to fund all or portions of RC&D project activities.
- To promote and/or implement projects which encourage recreation, tourism, fish, and wildlife developments, flood
prevention, and erosion control.
- To promote the wise use of land and water resources for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use.
FUNDING SOURCES & LEGAL AUTHORITY
The Rhode Island RC&D Area Council was created in 1972, through authority of the Food and Agricultures Act of 1962 (P.L. 87
-703).
The RC&D Area Council received nonprofit status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as specified under Section 501(c)3 in
1993.
RC&D Area Council members receive nomination from the following partnering agencies:
RI Department of Environmental Management
RI Department of Administration, Statewide Planning Program
Eastern RI Conservation District
Northern RI Conservation District
Southern RI Conservation District
RI Rural Development Council
Funding to carry out the Rhode Island RC&D activities is obtained through sources such as state, federal, municipal and private
grants.
The Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area Inc. is a voluntary program that helps people protect and develop
their economic, social, and natural resources.
RIRC&D BROCHURE
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