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By Josie Fuentes Despite the warm temperatures, local supporters were not deterred from showing up to celebrate the Duval Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) 66th anniversary. Local sponsors, community advocates, city council members and members of the public were all present at the rooftop deck of Intuition Ale Works in the downtown Urban Core.…… Continue reading →

Flooding across the Midwest has kept farmers from planting an unusually high number of acres this spring. Unable to plant their cash crop, many farmers are taking a second look at cover crops in order to maintain living cover on their fields and prevent erosion. Unfortunately, the relationship between cover crops and prevented planting crop…… Continue reading →

By Gelyan Reyes In 1992, Caribe SCD became the first district in Puerto Rico to ever have a Youth Board. The Youth Board consisted of eight members (five Board Supervisors and three Vocals) and was a self- sufficient and complete team with its own regulations and bylaws. The Caribe SCD Youth Board operated from 1992-2000…… Continue reading →

On May 28, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management published a map of the state, indicating that all 77 counties of the Sooner State are under a declared state of emergency. Following flooding, severe storms, tornadoes and extreme winds beginning in April, the state has been inundated with devastating weather events, with the potential for…… Continue reading →

By Laura Johnson, Washington State Conservation CommissionOn May Day (May 1), conservation partners in Washington State crossed a milestone. Not only did Dr. Carol Smith become the first female executive director of the Washington State Conservation Commission in the 80-year history of the agency, her appointment also marked the first time that women held all…… Continue reading →

By Sunni Heikes-Knapton, NACD Northern Plains Region Representative The nation has been watching closely as the striking images of flooding from the Midwest are broadcast to the world: farm houses and grain bins standing like lonely islands in a sea, landscapes where floodwaters stretch to the horizon and beyond, paved roads chopped into intermittent chunks,…… Continue reading →

By NACD Northeast Region Representative and Policy Specialist Eric Hansen In April 2018, representatives from across the conservation partnership in the Northeast met in Tarrytown, N.Y., to examine their current activities and assets. Participants shared their best practices and discussed their visions for the future. By the end of this meeting, eight action plans had…… Continue reading →

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] Por Rich Duesterhaus, Director de Proyectos y Asociaciones 28 de junio de 2018 – Después de los huracanes del año pasado, los distritos de conservación y sus socios en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos (USVI) enfrentaron altas cargas de trabajo y escasez de personal para implementar prácticas de conservación.…… Continue reading →

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] From June 25-29, NACD staff and leadership traveled to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) to meet with conservation districts and government officials.This newsletter features some of the highlights from last month's trip, blog posts from the team, and lessons learned during NACD's time in the Caribbean. For photos from the trip,…… Continue reading →

[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_SOCIAL_ICONS] Charles Leonard first came to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands to work on sea planes as a staff sergeant for the U.S. Army but has been farming in 1981. He was named farmer of the year three times and is one of the few farmers on the island with fruit trees still…… Continue reading →