Locally Led Conservation Is The Way To Go

Locally led conservation is the process of local people working to assess community conservation needs, make decisions, and implement solutions. The key ingredient to this process is the local people. Local leadership was the basis for the establishment of the conservation districts nearly 60 years ago, and still proves to be an unbeatable way to manage and protect our natural resources. 

Locally led conservation requires community outreach to promote participation, local needs assessment, setting priorities, identifying program resources to address local need, developing and implementing a conservation plan, and reviewing and evaluating needs and accomplishments.

The most important factor in local conservation is active participation within the community. By increasing participation, the conservation group will have a better, more diverse representation of the local need. This will greatly improve the clout, prestige, and support of the group, its members, and conservation participants. To become a participant, contact your local conservation district or the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. For further information and assistance, contact your local NRCS Field Service Center.

All programs and services of the Natural Resources Conservation Service are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, rental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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