The Mid-Atlantic Resource Conservation & Development Program consists of 29 Resource Conservation & Development Councils in the states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 

Each RC&D Council is organized and directed by local people to meet local needs. The RC&D Program identifies and solves problems in rural communities that include human, economic and environmental issues. RC&D addresses local problems by obtaining assistance from the private sector, corporations, foundations and all levels of government.

Resource Conservation and Development is a unique program that is led by local volunteer councils that help people care for and protect their natural resources in a way that improves the local economy, environment and living standards. RC&D is a way for people to work together to plan and carry out activities that will make their areas a better place to live.