Contact Us
Rensselaer County Soil & Water Conservation District
USDA Service Center
Department of Agriculture & Life Sciences Building
61 State Street, Troy, NY 12180
Office: (518) 271-1740 Extension 3
Rensselaer County SWCD 2022 Board of Directors:
David Schmidt, Chair, Grange Representative
Jeffery Wysocki, Vice Chair, RC Legislator
Bruce Patire, Secretary, RC Legislator
James Sullivan, Treasurer, At Large Representative
Megan Swartz, Farm Bureau Representative
SWCD Staff:

District Manager
Megan P. Myers, PWS, CLP, CSE
Mobile: (518) 380-0384
Conservation District Technician
Laura Bornt
Mobile: (518) 396-7008
E-mail: Laura.Bornt.RenscoSWCD@gmail.com
SWCD Dry Hydrant Program Specialist
Conservation District Technician
Drew Hoag
Mobile: (518) 708-7228
E-mail: Drew.Hoag.RenscoSWCD@gmail.com
SWCD Equipment Rental Program Specialist
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Staff:
Dianna Stanton, District Conservationist
Mobile: (518) 598-2344
E-mail: dianna.stanton@ny.usda.gov
Eric Fisher, Soil Conservationist
E-mail: Eric.Fisher2@usda.gov
Office: (518) 271-1740 ext. 3
INTERNSHIPS
The Rensselaer County SWCD accepts internships during most summer seasons. To apply for a summer internship, please e-mail a cover letter, resume and three (3) references to Megan.Myers.RenscoSWCD@gmail.com. Vacancies are posted at https://www.renscosoilandstormwater.org/employment.
Our partner, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), may also have internship opportunities. To seek internship opportunities available within USDA NRCS, please e-mail Dianna.Stanton@ny.usda.gov or check out https://www.usajobs.gov/ .
Nathan Woodworth, Intern
Nate.Woodworth.RenscoSWCD@gmail.com
B.A. Environmental Sustainability & Geography Major, SUNY Oneonta
The photograph below is of one of the 2020 Rensselaer County SWCD Summer Interns, Natalie Shudt. Here, she's using soil compaction equipment to test agriculture land.

The photograph below is of one of our 2020 Rensselaer County SWCD Summer Interns, Laura Bornt, in the field on agricultural land learning how to use survey equipment with USDA NRCS Engineers.

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