Mesa
Conservation
District

Your local partner in conservation of natural resources; from soil and water, to wildlife habitat and agriculture.

Next Board Meeting
May 6, 2024 5:30 pm

Our mission is to support leadership, expertise, funding, and education that bring together the diverse interests in our watershed to enhance, protect and conserve our priceless natural resources toward a vibrant, abundant future for our entire community.

The Mesa Conservation District is accepting applications to fill an open Board Supervisor position.  

The Board is specifically seeking applications from agricultural producers and people with accounting and business management expertise. To apply, please submit a letter of interest outlining why you are interested and what experience you have in agricultural production in Mesa County and business management/ accounting to mesaconservationdistrict@gmail.com by May 24, 2024.

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Lowell King's cattle grazing his cover crop

Working for you and with you

Since 1937, Colorado’s 77 Conservation Districts have represented private landowner’s interests in conservation planning and practices. We can access a wide variety of funding sources to facilitate local conservation programs that improve soil health, water quantity and quality, clean air and energy efficiency.

“I consider the soil conservation districts movement one of the most important developments in the whole history of agriculture.”

- Hugh Hammond Bennett
The Father of Conservation Districts