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The Utah Association of Conservation Districts is the state voice for Utah's 38 conservation districts
and works to educate and support the work of 190 locally elected supervisors and their staff.
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2012 UCC Field Day
The 2012 Utah Conservation Commission Field Day "Ag in the City" will be held May 22nd and 23rd in Salt Lake City. For more information, or to register, view the field day brochure here.
2012 UDAF Review
On April 30, 2012, UACD participated with others, including Utah Conservation Commission members, four legislators, four county commissioners, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, at a review planned by Commissioner Leonard Blackham. The review was the result of nearly six months of dialog between UACD and the Commissioner in response to an October 19th 2011 report to Governor Herbert, Optimizing and Streamlining State Government. Recommendation #25 asked to evaluate UACD for coordination with the Department of Agriculture and accountability for State funds. UACD’s President and Executive Vice President participated and presented information. President Stembridge spoke on Utah’s conservation district principles and UACD positions (click here to read).
Pictured (right to left) are UDAF NW Area GIP Coordinator Troy Forrest, UACD Board member Spencer Holmgren, GIP State Board Member Jay Tanner, Box Elder County Commissioner LuAnn Adams, and UACD Zone Coordinator Bracken Henderson. Like others participating, they had been encouraged to cooperate to hire a conservation district manager for Box Elder County.
Utah Envirothon Held at Zion National Park
Recently Released County Resource Assessments
The Iron County Resource Assessment, recently completed by the Enterprise & Iron Conservation District, is available here for review and comment. Comments can be emailed to tyce.palmer@scinternet.net or mailed to P.O. Box 806, Panguitch, UT 84759.
The Uintah County, Duchesne County, and Daggett County Resource Assessments are available for reveiw and comment. Comments can be emailed to darrell.gillman@ut.nacdnet.net or mailed to the following addresses.
- Uintah County CD, 80 North 500 West, Suite 3, Vernal, Utah 84078-2028.
- Duchesne County CD, 240 W HWY 40 (333-4), Roosevelt, UT 84066.
- Daggett County CD, PO Box 386, 95 North 1st West, Manila, UT 84046.
The Grand County Resource Assessment recently completed by the Grand Conservation Districts is available here for reveiw and comment. Comments can be emailed to melissa.swasey@ut.nacdnet.net or , or mailed to Chair Kara Dohrenwend, P.O. Box 672, Moab, UT 84532-0672, or emailed to kara@reveg.org.
Also, available is the recently completed Cache County Resource Assessment by the North Cache and Blacksmith Fork Conservation Districts. Check out the Cache County assessment here.
UACD Assists with Utah Nonpoint Source Management Plan
UACD was recently invited by the Utah Division of Water Quality, as a key player along with other state and federal agencies, to update Utah's Nonpoint Source Management Plan. Pictured at the kickoff meeting is Jim Bowcutt, UDWQ program administrator, with the current plan document and Nancy Mesner, USU Extension Water Quality Specialist. The UACD and conservation districts' responsibilities, in partnership with the UDWQ, are to be included in the new plan.
Conservation Districts Meet
UACD Spring Zone Meetings are now under way. President Wendell Stembridge (Kamas CD) and VP Bob Barry (San Juan CD) are attending to update Utah’s conservation supervisors on recent UACD legislative initiatives. Click on the following links for additional information. March 1, 2012 letter from President Stembridge and February 2, 2012 report to Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee.
2012 Supervisor Training
Education Director Loralie Cox presents supervisor continuing education at the Zone 4 meeting on February 29 in Richfield. A new and updated training course is online at:
UACD Board members meet NRCS State Conservationist
Board Directors Bob Probert (Millard CD) and Doug Pace (Fremont River CD) with VP Bob Barry and new NRCS State Conservationist David Brown and Area Conservationist Travis Tomlinson.
NRCS Travis Tomlinson concluded the meeting with two stories.
Wing Enterprises was led by Mr. Wing who developed the Giant Ladder. He valued his employees knowledge and abilities gained by years of experience. He had said that those who do the job know the most ways to improve it. An NRCS district conservationist for Summit County, Travis, said he went to a county planning meeting where a Park City developer had been turned down for a proposed development. Feelings were strained, and he was next on the agenda. As he introduced himself and the conservation district, one commissioner's comment was overheard on a left-on microphone, "Who are these guys?" The commissioner next to him had been a conservation district supervisor. He answered, "He is with the conservation district. What he has to say must be important."