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Our History

The original sponsors of Crossroads RC&D were the County Commissioners and Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties.  In February 1969 they requested assistance from the United State Department of Agriculture on improving the economy through orderly development and conservation of resources through the Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D following USDA approval of this request in  January 1971, the Crossroads Resource Conservation and Development Area was established. The RC&D Council was established to represent the sponsors and carry out an area plan of action.

Early sponsors of the Crossroads RC&D recognized the opportunities available to not-for-profit organizations and filed for an official determination letter form the IRS.  In January of 1976 Crossroads was incorporated in the State of Ohio as a Charitable Trust.  In April of 1976, IRS issued a letter of determination recognizing Crossroads as a 501(c) 3 organization.

The RC&D Council in 1984 began on reactivation and expansion of the Area.  An application for expansion was submitted to the USDA in January 1985 to add Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, and Harrison, Holmes Jefferson, Muskingum, Stark and Tuscarawas counties to the Area.  A RC&D Coordinator was re-assigned in April 1985, and the office reopened in August 1985. An expanded RC&D Council was formed, bylaws and articles of incorporation revised, and assistance provided.  The Area expansion application was officially approved by the USDA in February 1988.

In 2006, Wayne County requested to join Crossroads RC&D and Trumbull County requested to transfer to the Western Reserve RC&D.  The Crossroads RC&D Councils accepted this change to their bylaws in November 2006. This change was officially approved by USDA on January 16, 2007.