The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service and the HIll Country Soil and Water Conservation District invite the public and any agencies with interest in conservation issues to participate in a Local Work Group meeting Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. in the Lampasas County Office Building meeting room.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive input from a broad range of agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals that have an interest in natural resource conditions in Burnet and Lampasas counties.

Input received will allow the Local Work Group to make recommendations about resource concerns to be addressed for county-based funding. The recommendations will be used while implementing the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and other conservation programs offered by NRCS.

For more information, phone the USDA Service Center office in Lampasas at 556-5572, extension 3, or call the Burnet office at (512) 756-4651. Service center locations and conservation program information can be found on the NRCS Texas Web site, tx.nrcs.usda.gov.