America’s Voice for Natural Resource Conservation

www.nacdnet.org

Get InvolvedCommunicate regularly with NACD, sharing your ideas, concerns, and solutions

Share your success stories, assisting NACD in promoting districts

Build and maintain strong relationships with your local, state and federal lawmakers

Support NACD by participating in meetings and responding to Calls for Action

Sign-up online to receive the latest conserva-tion information with NACD’s electronic publications—the “eResource” and “Forestry notes”

Utilize the resources available through NACD for your local conservation district and your community

Support NACD by becoming an Individual Member through the Friends of NACD Membership Program

Support NACD, your Association, by paying your conservation district membership dues!

NACD’s mission is to serve conservation districts by

providing national leadership and a uni�ed voice for natural

resource conservation.

www.nacdnet.org

The National Association of Conservation Districts is a 501(c)(3) non-pro�t organization

National Association of Conservation

Districts509 Capitol Court NE

Washingotn, DC 20002-4937

Phone: 202-547-6223Fax: 202-547-6450

Who We Are What We Do

Conservation Advocacy & Funding

Partnerships

Member Support

Communications

Stewardship and Education Materials

NACD Marketplace

Conservation Districts were born out of the 1930’s Dust Bowl to address America’s devastating soil erosion. At that time, President Franklin D. Roos-evelt declared soil and water conservation a national policy priority, leading to the creation of conservation districts.

In 1946, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) was founded by conservation district leaders on the philosophy that conserva-tion decisions should be made at the local level by local people who have the best understanding of the area’s resource needs.

Today, the Association is guided and governed by local leaders from all 50 states and U.S. territories, representing America’s nearly 3,000 conservation districts, their state associations and the more than 17,000 public o�cials who serve on their governing boards.

As a national voice for conservation districts, NACD supports a voluntary, incentive-driven natural resource conservation approach that bene�ts all citizens.

NACD builds and maintains strong working relation-ships with Congress and federal agency partners, and works to ensure conservation districts are well represented when key policy and regulatory decisions are being made.

Just as the work of conservation districts varies, NACD’s activities re�ect current issues and priori-ties to the bene�t of conservation districts.

NACD fosters local, state and federal relationships with policy makers and like-minded organizations to achieve a balanced approach to natural resource use and management and to carry out district priorities and programs.

NACD utilizes webinars, webcasts, meeting break-out sessions and workshops, online resources and the NACD online store (nacdstore.org) to provide cost-e�ective training, tools and educational materials for conservation districts and state associ-ations in order to help them accomplish their respective missions.

NACD serves as a reliable source of credible informa-tion for the media, government agencies, the mem-bership and general public regarding natural resource challenges and opportunities in everything from rural to urban settings. NACD publications include: “eResource,” a weekly electronic newsletter; “Forestry Notes,” a monthly electronic newsletter; and “The Resource,” a quarterly magazine. We are also active on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Vimeo.

NACD develops and produces topic-based materi-als to use in educating your youth and community about America’s natural resources. Topics include Soil Health, Water, Habitats & Pollinators, Soil to Spoon, Forestry and more. Free educator guides and resources are available on the NACD website www.nacdnet.org/education and student materi-als are available to purchase at www.nacdstore.org

Along with educational materials, NACD provides plaques, ribbons, wearables, service pins, signs and more at the NACD Marketplace at www.nacdstore.org.

NACD advocates for strong conservation programs, appropriations and policies at the federal level that enables conservation districts to produce results at the local level.