Countee Woodard or “T” as he likes to be called of Oakwood was appointed to represent subdivision 2 of the Freestone County Soil and Water Conservation District #424. Mr. Woodard fills the unexpired term of Barney Crouch who served on the board for the past 11 years. The Freestone County SWCD’s headquarters is based in the federal USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Fairfield field office.
“The Freestone County SWCD’s purpose is to make available to local landowners and operators’ technical, financial and educational resources to help them better conserve the soil, water and related resources which they manage or own,” said Wesley Ratcliff chairman of the district.
The Freestone County SWCD is a political subdivision of state government and is divided into five subdivisions. Subdivision 2’s boundaries include beginning at the Intersection of US 84 and FM 488, thence North along FM 488 to its intersection with US 287, thence East along US 287 to the intersection of the Trinity River, thence Southeast along the meandering of the Trinity River, to its Intersection with US 84, thence Northwest along US 84 to the Intersection with FM 488, which is the point of beginning.
“We want to welcome Countee Woodard as a member of our board of directors. As a member of our board he will play a significant role in helping our district provide technical assistance to our district cooperators who wish to implement conservation programs on their land,” said Wesley Ratcliff chairman of the district.
