Caitlin Marsh for Johnston County Soil & Water
Protecting our farmland, our water, and our future.
From the fields of Four Oaks to the banks of the Neuse in Smithfield, Johnston County's land and water are worth protecting. Caitlin will be a practical, nonpartisan voice for the farms, streams, and students that make this county home.
Rooted in Johnston County
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Meet Caitlin
Rooted in Johnston County
Caitlin Marsh is a Johnston County resident, small-business owner, and community advocate who believes local government works best when it's practical, transparent, and close to the people it serves. Known to many as "Goose," she's ready to bring that same hands-on energy to protecting our county's land and water.
A grassroots organizer who once built a campaign for the North Carolina State Senate from the ground up, Caitlin knows how to listen, do the homework, and get things done. Now she's focused on Johnston County's farms, streams, and students — making sure our natural resources are cared for today and preserved for the next generation.
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The Plan
Three priorities for our land and water
A focused, practical agenda for the Soil & Water board — grounded in what Johnston County actually needs. Reword in Caitlin's voice before launch.
Keep Johnston farming
Champion voluntary farmland preservation and the Voluntary Agricultural District program so working farms — from Benson to Kenly — stay in production for the next generation. Incentives and easements, never mandates.
Protect the Neuse & our streams
Expand practical, cost-share conservation practices that cut erosion and runoff into the Neuse River and the creeks that feed it — safeguarding clean water for every town downstream.
Grow the next generation
Invest in the district's youth programs — Envirothon, classroom visits, and the mobile soils classroom — so Johnston County students grow up as stewards of the soil and water they'll inherit.
Why Soil & Water matters
A small board with a big job
Johnston is one of North Carolina's leading agricultural counties — roughly $257 million in farm income a year, top-five in the state for sweet potatoes, and historically #2 in flue-cured tobacco. The Soil & Water district helps keep all of it healthy.
What the district does
A five-member Board of Supervisors sets local conservation priorities and helps landowners plan projects, partnering with state and federal agencies for technical, educational, and financial assistance.
Farmland preservation
Across all 11 Johnston County towns, the district works to keep farmland farming — including buying development rights so land stays in production for good.
Clean water
Smithfield began as a trading town on the Neuse. Conservation practices on farms and along streams reduce runoff, protecting drinking water and wildlife all the way downstream.
Conservation education
The district reaches thousands of students and teachers through Envirothon, poster and essay contests, a mobile soils classroom, and school presentations countywide.
Help for landowners
Cost-share programs like AgWRAP, CCAP, and CREP, plus the Voluntary Agricultural District, give farmers real tools and funding to conserve soil and water.
A proud history
North Carolina founded the nation's first conservation district in 1937, after the Dust Bowl. Today 96 of NC's 100 counties have one — a local, practical model that still works.
Neighbors for Caitlin
What Johnston County is saying
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How to vote
Make your vote count for conservation
The Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor race is nonpartisan — every registered voter in Johnston County can vote in it, no matter your party.
Check your registration
Confirm you're registered at your current address with the NC voter search — it takes a minute.
Know your options
Vote during early voting, by absentee/mail ballot, or in person on Election Day. Early voting also offers same-day registration.
Make a plan
Find your Election Day polling place and early-voting sites on the Johnston County Board of Elections site, and pick a time.
Look down the ballot
The Soil & Water race sits below the big federal and state contests. Keep going until you find it — and vote Caitlin Marsh.
Get involved
Join the campaign
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Reach out directly
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