11 Conservation Agencies
Colby Moorberg; Allison Aubert; Matthew Brungardt; Elliott Carver; Katie Fross; Teddy Gillespie; Sam Indorante; Alec Lester; Megan Owens; Emma Purvis; Laura Starr; Daniel Stich; Colten Sutterby; Mackenzie Tynon; and August Williams
Abbreviations
BIA – Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIE – Bureau of Indian Education
BLM – Bureau of Land Management
DOI – Department of the Interior
EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency
FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
NACD – National Association of Conservation Districts
NCSS – National Cooperative Soil Survey
NIFA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NPS – National Parks Service
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service
PDF – Portable Document Format
SCS – Soil Conservation Service
SES – Soil Erosion Service
UN – United Nations
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
US – United States
USACE – US Army Corps of Engineers
USDA – US Department of AgricultureUSFS – US Forest Service
USFWS – US Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS – US Geological Survey
Conservation Districts
NACD. 2019a. About Districts. https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/about-districts/.
NACD created this web page to depict the primary purpose of a conservation district: “to coordinate assistance from all available sources – public and private, local, state and federal – to develop locally-driven solutions to natural resource concerns.” Almost every county in the US has a conservation district, a total of almost 3,000 districts. The exact services that districts provide to members are also found on this web page.
NACD. 2019b. About NACD. https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/.
In this web page, NACD provides an overview of their organization. NACD is a nonprofit organization comprising more than 17,000 governing officials that coordinate conservation efforts in nearly 3,000 conservation districts across the US. Their work consists of publishing information from research and news to distribute to the members of their districts, providing various services to members, and working with the people at the local, state, and federal levels to promote conservation practices. Their mission is “to promote the wise and responsible use of natural resources for all lands representing locally-led conservation districts and their associations through grassroots advocacy, education and partnerships.”
NACD. 2019c. Hall of Distinction. https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/nacd-history/hall-of-distinction/.
This web page created by NACD is dedicated to the five most influential district official leaders in NACD’s history. These individuals shaped effects and the direction of conservation districts in the US. Their information and accomplishments are found under the picture of each individual.
NACD. 2019d. NACD History. https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/nacd-history/.
This NACD web page provides details on the history of conservation districts, as well as how the NACD came about. Inspired by the devastation of the Dust Bowl, Pre