Iowa Soil And Water Commissioner Elections This Year



Washington Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa



This
year, Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners (SWCDs) will
be elected in 100 districts throughout Iowa. The commissioners are
elected volunteers and have been working with voluntary, private land
conservation in Iowa since as early as 1939. Commissioners help guide
soil and water conservation programs in the district and watersheds,
identify local issues and concerns, and influence state and national
conservation programs. SWCDs work closely with a number of local, state
and federal agencies, particularly the Iowa Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship-Division of Soil Conservation and the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service.



This is an opportunity to become involved in environmental work at the local level.



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