RENSSELAER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (RECIPIENT) IS A PARTNER ORGANIZATION THAT IS A SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK'S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS. THEY WORK WITH PRODUCERS, LANDOWNERS, AND MUNICIPALITIES BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TOOLS TO MANAGE AND PROTECT LAND AND WATER RESOURCES IN RENSSELAER COUNTY. ITS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, TO AID IN CONSERVATION OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES, AND TO BE ACTIVE IN THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION.