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Administers the Federal Farm Programs and the USDA Farm Loan Programs for City of Lexington, Rockbridge,Alleghany and Bath Counties. Provides government price support and conservation programs related to agriculture at the local level. Price support includes both deficiency payments and low interest price support loans. Provides cash payments to individuals, disaster preparedness/relief and emergency funds.

Serves Carroll and Grayson counties and Galax. Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources, providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping farm operators recover from the effects of disaster.

Provides a Farm Service Agency and a National Resources Conservation Service for the Conservation District. Offers leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment. Provides technical assistance and cost-share funds to help landowners address natural resource concerns like erosion, nutrient management, wildlife habitat, and water conservation. Serves the County of Fauquier.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides services related to loans, disaster assistance programs, and more.

Provides mosquito control for Virginia Beach.

Provides information on wildlife, fishing, hunting, boating and licensing for the Counties of Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and the Cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro and Winchester. Central Office (Richmond) - (804) 367-1000 For other offices in Northwest Virginia for the Counties of Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Rappahannock, and the City of Charlottesville, please visit the web site:

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

Environmental Health Specialists work to protect drinking water and groundwater resources by ensuring sanitary handling and disposal of sewage and protection of drinking water supplies. Issue sewage disposal system construction permits and inspect finished sewage disposal systems. Issue construction permits for drinking water wells to make sure they are located and constructed properly. Inspect and permit businesses which pump septic tanks and dispose of sewage. Investigate reports of sewage spills or other kinds of groundwater contamination.

Protects human health and the environment.

Provides management plans for timberland owners, free of charge. Works to protect water quality through soil erosion control. Offers timber sales and harvesting assistance. Provides information on available financial assistance for site preparation and tree planting. Educates landowners on insect and disease control.

A federal agency that works hand-in-hand with the people of Virginia to improve and protect their soil, water and other natural resources. For decades, private landowners voluntarily work with NRCS specialists to prevent erosion, improve water quality and promote sustainable agriculture.

Provides educational programming and citizen participation events to spread the word about litter prevention, recycling, wastestream reduction, stormwater pollution prevention, protecting our natural resources, local recycling information. Provides educational resources and programming for the school systems, the public and the municipalities in the cities of Roanoke and Salem, sponsors several valley-wide litter cleanup events and e-waste collections each year.

Administers Federal Farm Funds for Rockingham and Page Counties. Serves as a temporary source of supervised credit and technical support to rural Americans for improving their farming enterprises and housing conditions until they are able to qualify for private sector resources. Also offers programs for farmers that include: farm loans, price support, commodities, conservation and disaster assistance.

Provide leadership in recognizing and addressing soil and water conservation issues and problems, both existing and potential.

Provides technical advice for the conservation of natural resources: soil, water, woodland, wildlife, agriculture land. Serves the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson and the City of Charlottesville.

Administers Federal Farm Programs. Serves as a temporary source of supervised credit and technical support to rural Americans for improving their farming enterprises and housing conditions until they are able to qualify for private sector resources. Offers Farm Loans, Price Support, Conservation, Disaster Assistance and Commodity Information. Serves the counties of Fauquier, Fairfax, Prince William & Loudon.

Administer state tests for best management practices for cost sharing program. Provide financial assistance construction of terraces, diversions, water ways, strip-cropping, animal waste disposal systems, and other conservation practices. Administer state cost share program. Technical assistance is available to all citizens for best management practices related to soil conservation and/or water quality. Provides youth and adult environmental educational outreach to enhance water quality and encourage natural resource conservation.

Oversees the George Washington National Forest. The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests contain nearly 1.8 million acres; one of the largest blocks of public land in the eastern United States. The forests include 1,664,110 acres in Virginia, 123,629 acres in West Virginia, and 961 acres in Kentucky. The forest headquarters is the Forest Supervisor's Office in Roanoke, Virginia. The forests include the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and seven Ranger Districts.

Provides an organization that strives to preserve plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. The Nature Conservancy owns and manages 30 nature preserves totaling 65,000 acres, and has assisted other agencies to preserve 155,000 acres more.

For energy services in the Richmond, Virginia, area, the primary provider is Dominion Energy, an investor-owned utility. The environmental description of energy service is shaped by state-level mandates under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) and the city's RVAgreen 2050 plan, which both commit to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through a transition to renewable energy sources.

Protects and enhances Virginia's environment, and promotes the health and well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Administers state and federal laws and regulations for air quality, water quality, water supply and waste management. Covers a variety of environmental activities, such as improving the ability of businesses and local governments to protect the environment, and offering technical and financial assistance for air and water quality improvements. Issues permits, conducts inspections and monitoring, and enforces regulations and permits.

Protect and develop healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians.

A federal agency that works hand-in-hand with the people of Virginia to improve and protect their soil, water and other natural resources. For decades, private landowners voluntarily work with NRCS specialists to prevent erosion, improve water quality and promote sustainable agriculture.

Provides management plans for timberland owners. Works to protect water quality through soil erosion control. Offers timber sale and harvesting assistance. Provides information on available financial assistance for site preparation and tree planting. Educates landowners on insect and disease control.