District Operations

Downloadable Publications
WACD Strategic Plan
WACD Procedures Manual
2013 WACD Policy Book
Supervisor Training Information and Modules
2012-13 Annual Report

Potential Funding Sources

EPA Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Grants for K-12 Geography Education
Kenney Foundation
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants
Monsanto Fund - Support for Science Education, Environment and Agriculture

Supervisor Elections
Each Conservation District is run by a 5 member Board of Supervisors. These Supervisors are elected during the general election. There are 3 rural members, 1 urban and 1 at large member on each District Board. These Supervisors serve voluntarily. Persons interested in filing for election should contact their local conservation district.

Conservation District Funding
In 1987, the Wyoming State Legislature granted Conservation Districts the authority to tax up to one mill. Since that time, several Districts have obtained mill levy funding. Several Districts have also received the support of their County Commissioners and therefore have opted not to request mill levy funding. The Conservation Districts utilize their local funding to address publicly identified priority programs and concerns. Those programs initiated by Districts vary dependent on local needs. Currently, local people support conservation efforts to the tune of approximately $2 million.

Supervisor Training Information and Modules
All Supervisor Training modules can be found on the Wyoming Department of Agriculture website.

The Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts with the help of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture has developed a training program for conservation district supervisors. This training is grouped under 11 modules. If interested in having WACD/WDA representatives conducting training for your district, please allow at least 4 to 6 hours to complete the training for all the modules. The Wyoming Department of Agriculture has also begun providing these training sessions via webinar. Please visit the Wyoming Department of Agriculture website for details and schedules.

For your convenience all modules are also located below.

Module 1 - The Function of a Conservation District NEW

Module 2 - Financial Management NEW

Module 3 - Employee Policy NEW

Module 4 - State Funding Administration

Module 5 - Local Government Liability Pool NEW

Module 6 - Open Meetings and Public Records - CHECK BACK SOON FOR UPDATE MODULE

Module 7 - Legislative Outreach

Module 8 - Subdivision Review

Module 9 - Long Range Planning

Module 10 - Watershed Planning

Module 11 - Media Outreach and Effectiveness

Module 12 - Ethics and Disclosure Act

If you would like to receive any of the above training, please contact any of the persons listed below. In addition to the above modules, additional training opportunities on the subjects below can be arranged. This training would consist of 2-3 day intensive training sessions presented by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture or contracted trainers.

-Facilitation and the CRM Process
-Mediation

If you have any questions, or to schedule training contact:

Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Chris Wichmann 777-6579
Michelle MacDonald 777-7323
Justin Caudill 352-0378

Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
Bobbie Frank 632-5716
Kelly Brown 632-5716