Soil and Water Conservation districts are local units of government that develop, manage, and direct natural resource programs at the local level. Districts have been around since before Alaska was a state. Alaska’s conservation districts were established after the Territory of Alaska passed legislation in 1947 that authorized their formation. Our programs are driven by the Board of Supervisors, and the resource concerns brought to them from our cooperators.
One crucial niche districts fill is that of providing soil and water conservation services to owners of private lands -- from individuals of small parcels to Native organization owning thousands of acres. Helping landowners learn about and manage their lands and waters, whether for forestry, agriculture, recreation, or other uses, is key to economic sustainability and local quality of life.
Please explore our website and consider becoming an active member of your District and sign up as a cooperator.
Below is a list of goals for the coming fiscal year, identified by the Board of Supervisors. Our Annual Plan of Work, outlining our goals and objectives, and how we aim to accomplish them, can be viewed by downloading this document.
Local Conservation Solutions
Current Newsletter (SRPING2016).
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Cooperative Extension Service Class: Use of Fertilizers in the Garden offered April 12.
The Kenai Peninsula Food Hub is open for vendor sign up
NRCS March Snow Report is now available.
Updates on the progress on the elodea eradication efforts, see Refuge Notebook.
Homer Districts Annual Report is available for review - download here.
