The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation  District has been providing conservation education and services for over 65 years.

    Preserving our natural resources is an obligation shared by everyone.  Clean water and productive soils are basic to our quality of life, now and in the future.  Fortunately, natural resource management is already in place across the great state of Maine. Through local conservation districts, community leaders, in cooperation with state and federal experts, have developed and instituted conservation programs that will help protect our natural resources well into the next century.

    Working together with federal, state and local government agencies, the district and its partners are able to carry out conservation work more efficiently and effectively through better communication and the sharing of resources and coordinated efforts.  We work to identify local natural resource conservation issues and to implement ways to address them.

What is a Conservation District?

Soil and Water Conservation Districts were formed in response to the 1935 natural disaster known as the Dust Bowl, an ecological  event which darkened Washington D.C. skies with Midwestern topsoil caused by misuse of land and years of sustained drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was faced with the immense task of protecting our soil and water resources, and so helped devise a model grassroots system to meet these urgent needs. This grassroots model became one of the success stories of modern conservation, and the ongoing effectiveness of Conservation Districts has been our ability to provide the bridge between citizens and local, state and federal agencies to solve today's conservation problems - from water quality to flood control to wildlife shelter and beyond.

In the nearly 3000 conservation districts across America, each district assesses conservation problems at the local level, sets priorities for solutions and then coordinates and carries out appropriate programs.  Other activities include workshops, demonstrations & other educational programs.

Districts are led by a governing board of officials, either elected or appointed, who give their time and talents voluntarily.  The Board of Supervisors is assisted by associate members.  At the Knox-Lincoln SWCD Office, the Board of Supervisors meets on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month with the exception of July and November.  The public is encouraged to get involved in conservation efforts by attending meetings, volunteering and/or serving on the District Board.  Positions as Associate Supervisors are available for those wishing to become more familiar with district business before becoming full Supervisors.

Monthly Meetings

The next meeting of the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will be held on
Wednesday, September 8^th at 7:00pm at the Warren USDA Field Office, 191 Camden Road (Route 90). 
District meetings are open to the public. If special accommodations are required, please contact us at 273-2005 ext 101

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2009 Spring/Summer Newsletter