Contact Info

Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District
1024 State Route 66 
Ghent, NY 12075
Phone: (518) 828-4386 option 5 


District Office Hours :    Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

 ​Columbia Co. Soil & Water Cons. District Staff 

Laura Sager, Executive Director
laura.sager@ccswcd.org

Michele Lindsay, Administrative Assistant 
(518) 267-3311
michele.lindsay@ccswcd.org

Steve Nack, Natural Resource Specialist
(518) 267-3314
steve.nack@ccswcd.org 

Pamela Price, Education Program Coordinator
(518) 267-3313
pamela.price@ccswcd.org

USDA-NRCS Staff 

James Unser, USDA< NRCS
(518) 267-3312 office
jim.unser@ny.usda.gov

Elizabeth Marks, NRCS
(518) 267-3310 office
elizabeth.marks@ny.usda.gov

Board of Directors

Thomas Jacque, Chairman

Hans Schweizer, Vice Chairman   

Art Bassin, Legislative Member    

Brian Chittenden, Treasurer

Ryan Skoda, Legislative Member 

Dorothy Ostrowski, Grange Member

Jeffrey Braley– Farm Bureau Member