Region V Conservation Districts

Region V Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) include Alapaha, Flint River, Lower Chattahoochee River, Middle South Georgia, Ocmulgee River, and Pine Mountain.

Counties in Region V include Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Harris, Houston, Irwin, Lee, Lanier, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Wilcox and Worth.

Alapaha SWCD

Berrien, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Lanier & Lowndes Counties

Plan of Work FY2024      Plan of Work FY2023

Supervisors by (county)

• (Berrien) Chairman Jake Ford
• (Berrien) Carlos Vickers
• (Clinch) Michael Railey
• (Cook) Derrell Bennett
• (Cook) Harold Simpson
• (Echols) Mark Corbet
• (Echols) Tim Hughes
• (Lanier) William Darsey
• (Lanier) Darrell Sirmons
• (Lowndes) Joel Pike
• (Lowndes) Tommy Moore

Meeting Schedule

• Starting in January 2024 meetings will be held every other month on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. – location rotates throughout the district.  Contact Ben Roberts ([email protected]) for location.

Flint River SWCD

Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole Counties

Visit Flint River SWCD website

Plan of Work FY2024      Annual Report FY2023      Plan of Work FY2023

Supervisors by (county)

• (Baker) Marty Kelley
• (Baker) Shane Kelley
• (Calhoun) Graham Ginn
• (Calhoun) Chairman Martin McLendon
• (Decatur) Parker Miller
• (Dougherty) Keith Cromartie
• (Dougherty) Jacob Paschal
• (Early) Vernon Haddock
• (Early) Steve Singletary
• (Grady) John Harrell
• (Grady) Samuel Perkins
• (Miller) Garrett Bridges
• (Miller) Ronald Vann
• (Mitchell) Casey Cox
• (Mitchell) David Holton
• (Seminole) Steve Bailey
• (Seminole) Judson Hornsby

Meeting Schedule

• Second Tuesday of every month, 9:30 a.m. - Stripling Irrigation Research Park, 8207 GA-37, Camilla, GA

Lower Chattahoochee River SWCD

Clay, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell & Webster Counties

Plan of Work FY2025      Plan of Work FY2024      Plan of Work FY2023

Supervisors by (county)

• (Clay) Patrick Shiver
• (Lee) Allison Renee McDonald
• (Lee) Thomas Sumners
• (Quitman) Ralph Balkcom
• (Randolph) Chairman Hiram Bo Beard
• (Randolph) Frankie Sauls
• (Schley) Braxton Crews
• (Stewart) James Bramblett
• (Sumter) William Bowen
• (Sumter) Jeff Clements
• (Terrell) Brian Goolsby
• (Terrell) Mark Masters
• (Webster) Andrew Payne

Meeting Schedule

• Third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. - Back Porch Restaurant in Shellman, GA

Middle South Georgia SWCD

Ben Hill, Brooks, Colquitt, Crisp, Irwin, Thomas, Tift, Turner & Worth Counties

Plan of Work FY2025      Plan of Work FY2023

Supervisors by (county)

• (Ben Hill) Wesley Griffin
• (Ben Hill) Joseph Phillips
• (Brooks) Chairman Dan Niewoehner
• (Brooks) Franz Rowland
• (Colquitt) Thomas Coleman
• (Colquitt) Isaac Hart
• (Crisp) James Baker
• (Crisp) Randy Ellis
• (Irwin) Bob Martin
• (Irwin) Donald McWhorter
• (Thomas) James Hart
• (Tift) Brian Ponder
• (Tift) Grady Thompson
• (Turner) Ross Kendrick
• (Turner) Alex Sumner
• (Worth) Keith White
• (Worth) Chris Young

Meeting Schedule

• First Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. - Tift County USDA Service Center, 1468 Carpenter Rd., Tifton, GA, 31793

Ocmulgee River SWCD

Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski, Taylor & Wilcox Counties

Plan of Work FY2025      Plan of Work FY2024      Plan of Work FY2023      Plan of Work FY2022

Supervisors by (county)

• (Bibb) Chairman Lindsay Holliday
• (Bibb) Donald Newberry
• (Crawford) William Martin
• (Dooly) William Reid
• (Dooly) Ben Harris
• (Houston) Larry Morton
• (Houston) Ed Strickland
• (Macon) Gary Slaton
• (Peach) Jacob Turner
• (Pulaski) David Bishop
• (Taylor) Jack McGlaun
• (Wilcox) Tim Bloodworth
• (Wilcox) Larry Stubbs

Meeting Schedule

• First Thursday of every month, excluding the month of May, at 6:00 p.m. - AgGeorgia Farm Credit Building in Perry, Georgia

Pine Mountain SWCD

Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee & Talbot Counties

Plan of Work FY2024      Plan of Work FY2023

Supervisors by (county)

• (Chattahoochee) Jason Frost
• (Harris) Keith Edwards
• (Harris) Raymond Reames
• (Marion) Sam Rigdon
• (Marion) Chairman Joey Wells
• (Muscogee) Harvey Milner
• (Talbot) Michael Buckner
• (Talbot) Thomas Findley

Meeting Schedule

• Third Thursday of every month at 12:00 p.m. - Buena Vista Middle/High School located at 1 Eagle Drive, Buena Vista, Ga.