Jim is 2003 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Forestry- Environmental Resource Management with a minor in Watershed Management.  He worked for the Virginia Department of Forestry as an Area Forester in Campbell County for 7 years.  In August 2011, Jim joined the Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District as an Agriculture BMP Conservation Specialist. 

Jim’s duties and responsibilities include:

·    Administer the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices cost share program for the Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District

·   Inform land users of available federal, state, and local agricultural BMP cost share programs

·   Provide technical assistance for conservation practices to producers and operators of agriculture operations

·    Provide assistance to Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) staff with federal cost share programs e.g. CRP, CREP, EQIP, WHIP, GRP

·    Coordinate annual inspection and maintenance of watershed dams owned and operated by Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District

 He lives near Concord in Appomattox County with his wife Missy and their two children.  He enjoys fly fishing and other outdoor past times like hiking and camping. Jim is also an Eagle Boy Scout as well as a Tree Farm Inspector with the American Tree Farm System.