Interactive Map of States

There are nearly 3,000 conservation districts across the country, and each one works to promote healthy soils, water, forests, and wildlife. Understanding your state’s laws, organization structure, funding models, and terminology will help you navigate more confidently as a new employee.

Use this map to get familiar with your state and the surrounding region. As you explore, you’ll see how conservation districts are organized and which agency provides state-level support. Each linked website offers valuable insight to help you get oriented to the laws, structures, and priorities unique to your state.

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A map of the United States. The states are color-coded.

Alabama

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 67
State level office: Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee
District association: alconservationdistricts.org

Alaska

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 12
State level office: Alaska Department of Natural Resources
District association: https://alaskaconservationdistricts.org/

Arizona

District name: Natural Resource Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 42
State level office: Arizona State Land Department
District association: https://www.aacd1944.com/

Arkansas

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 75
State level office: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
District association: https://aracd.org/

California

District name: Resource Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 96
State level office: California Department of Conservation
District association: https://carcd.org/

Colorado

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 74
State level office: Colorado Conservation Services Division
District association: https://coloradoacd.org/

Connecticut

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 5
State level office: Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation
District association: https://www.conservect.org/

Delaware

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 3
State level office: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
District association: https://dacdnet.org/

Florida

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 58
State level office: Florida Office of Agricultural Water Policy
District association: https://www.afcd.us/

Georgia

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 40
State level office: Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission
District association: https://www.gacd.us/

Hawaii

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 16
State level office: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
District association: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/swcd/

Idaho

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 50
State level office: Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission
District association: https://www.iascd.org/

Illinois

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 100
State level office: Illinois Land & Water Resources
District association: http://www.aiswcd.org/

Indiana

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 92
State level office: Indiana State Department of Agriculture – Soil Conservation
District association: https://iaswcd.org/

Iowa

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 100
State level office: Iowa Division of Soil Conservation & Water Quality
District association: https://cdiowa.org/

Kansas

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 105
State level office: Kansas Division of Conservation
District association: kacdnet.org

Kentucky

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 121
State level office: Kentucky Division of Conservation
District association: https://www.kyconservation.com/

Louisiana

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 44
State level office: Louisiana Soil & Water Conservation
District association: https://www.ldaf.la.gov/land/conservation/soil-and-water-conservation-districts

Maine

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 16
State level office: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
District association: https://www.maineconservationdistricts.org/

Maryland

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 24
State level office: Maryland Department of Resource Conservation
District association: https://mascd.net/

Massachusetts

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 13
State level office: Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
District association: https://massacd.org/

Michigan

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 75
State level office: Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
District association: https://www.macd.org/

Minnesota

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 88
State level office: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
District association: https://www.maswcd.org/

Mississippi

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 82
State level office: Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission
District association: Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts

Missouri

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 114
State level office: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
District association: https://www.moswcd.com/

Montana

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 58
State level office: Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
District association: https://macdnet.org/

Nebraska

District name: Natural Resources Districts
Number of districts: 23
State level office: Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
District association: https://www.nrdnet.org/

Nevada

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 28
State level office: Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
District association: https://www.nvacd.org/

New Hampshire

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 10
State level office: New Hampshire State Conservation Committee
District association: https://www.nhacd.net/

New Jersey

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 13
State level office: New Jersey Agricultural and Natural Resources
District association: https://www.njacd.org/

New Mexico

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 47
State level office: New Mexico Department of Agriculture
District association: https://www.nmacd.org/

New York

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 58
State level office: New York State Soil & Water Conservation Committee
District association: https://www.nyacd.org/

North Carolina

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 96
State level office: North Carolina Division of Soil & Water Conservation
District association: https://ncaswcd.org/

North Dakota

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 54
State level office: North Dakota State Soil Conservation Committee
District association: https://www.ndascd.com/

Ohio

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 88
State level office: Ohio Division of Soil and Water Conservation
District association: https://ofswcd.org/

Oklahoma

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 84 state, 5 tribal
State level office: Oklahoma Conservation Commission
District association: https://www.okconservation.org/

Oregon

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 45
State level office: Oregon Natural Resources Division
District association: https://www.oacd.org/

Pennsylvania

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 66
State level office: Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission
District association: https://pacd.org/

Rhode Island

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 3
State level office: Rhode Island State Conservation Committee
District association: https://www.riacd.org/

South Carolina

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 46
State level office: South Carolina Land, Water & Conservation Division
District association: https://scacd.org/

South Dakota

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 68
State level office: South Dakota Department of Conservation & Forestry
District association: https://www.sdconservation.org/

Tennessee

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 95
State level office: Tennessee Land & Water Stewardship
District association: http://tnacd.org/

Texas

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 216
State level office: Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board
District association: https://www.atswcd.org/

Utah

District name: Soil Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 38
State level office: Utah Conservation Division
District association: https://www.uacd.org/

Vermont

District name: Natural Resource Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 14
State level office: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
District association: https://www.vacd.org/

Virginia

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 47
State level office: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
District association: https://vaswcd.org/

Washington

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 45
State level office: Washington State Conservation Commission
District association: https://www.wadistricts.org/

West Virginia

District name: Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 14
State level office: West Virginia Conservation Agency
District association: https://www.wvca.us/

Wisconsin

District name: Land Conservation Departments
Number of districts: 72
State level office: Wisconsin Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management
District association: http://www.wlwca.org/

Wyoming

District name: Conservation Districts
Number of districts: 34
State level office: Wyoming Department of Natural Resources & Policy
District association: https://conservewy.com/

Territories

To learn more about conservation in territories, visit the links below:

Territory Conservation Districts on the Web

Find a NASCA Representative

Visit the NASCA website to find the represenative for your state or territory.

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