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Division of Conservation Districts 2007 Brochure
2007 Brochure
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Purpose: The Division of Conservation Districts provides administrative
support to the State Conservation Commission, which
develops policy and regulations for the State’s 28 locally elected
conservation districts. Conservation districts provide services to
individual landowners and coordinates with other public and private agencies
for the protection and orderly development of the State’s renewable
resources. The agency is the official state agency cooperating with the
United States Natural Resources Conservation Service, which provides
technical assistance to the conservation districts.
Organizational Structure: The Division of Conservation
Districts is one of nine divisions and agencies comprising the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The chief
executive is the acting administrator who also serves as the
state land registrar, executive officer for the Nevada Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency, Administrator of the
Division of State Lands and executive secretary to the
Conservation Commission.
Statutory Authority: NRS 548
Number of Employees: 3 FTE/2000
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Accomplishments: During the biennium, several conservation
districts received training in strategic planning. Training has also
been provided to Districts to assist them in effective conservation and
management and the development of quality education programs. The
division continues to conduct training with the conservation districts
for capacity building, multi-year planning and the use of the
supervisor’s handbook.
Under the Tahoe Bond Act, $20 million was made available for
erosion and stream environment zone restoration. Almost $12 million of
these funds have been awarded for 17 projects, 7 of which have been
completed. Another 10 projects are currently under design. The funds go
to Washoe, Douglas and Carson City counties and the Nevada Department of
Transportation.
The Division provided a representative to the
Bureau of Land Management Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory
Council. Division staff also provided technical advisory support to
the Western Power Administration’s
Bioenergy Program and the
National Association of Conservation
Districts Public Lands and Pasture Committee.
Divisional goals are being addressed as district programs expand
and by implementing conservation plans on private lands, undertaking
projects to improve water quality, taking an active role with other
partners on weed control, expanding equipment programs to provide state
of the art technology for reseeding rangelands, doing watershed
restoration on the Carson River and expanding memorandums of
understanding with federal agencies to do joint conservation programs on
both private and public lands. The Nevada Tahoe Conservation District
was a leader, in conjunction with the Natural Resource Conservation
Service, in the Backyard Conservation Program.
Districts are
active in agricultural education in the classroom and have been involved
in programs such as: Adopt a Stream; Project Wet; the production of
educational materials, such as brochures, handbooks and videos;
conservation poster contests; the Nevada Youth Range Camp; the Steamboat
Creek restoration project; and noxious weed control activities.
The
State Conservation Commission provides all 28
locally led conservation districts with guidance in the volunteer
process of implementing conservation practices and programs.
 For
local Conservation District news, announcements and forms, please visit
our
FORMS page.
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