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About Us

In response to the Dust Bowl, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the problems of soil erosion in the nation by shepherding the passage of the Soil Conservation Act, which established the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1935. During the first…

OWEB Small Grant Program

The OWEB Small Grant Program enables landowners across the state to contribute by committing “small acts of kindness” on their properties for the benefit of water quality, water quantity, and fish and wildlife.

Conifer Encroachment

The USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife and the Intermountain West Joint Venture are proud to announce the launch of ConiferEncroachment.com—a new educational website designed to empower land managers with proven strategies to tackle one of the most pressing threats to sagebrush rangelands: conifer…

What Is The Big Deal About Western Juniper?

The Western Juniper, or Juniperus occidentalis, is native to rock bluffs located in the high deserts in the western United States. They are an extremely adapted tree that can go months without water or drink up as much as 30 gallons a day if the water source they are drinking from can sustain that amount. They…

How & Why to Use an Off-Site Livestock Well

Off-site livestock wells are intended to offer livestock owners the opportunity to provide water for their animals as an incentive to remove them from ponds, streams, springs, and rivers.

Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program Grants

Board of Directors Meetings

KSWCD Partnerships

Each agency or organization has their own set of skills, funding, and conservation specialties. Finding the right organization can be confusing, so give us a call and we can help you out.

Two brown cows stand near a water trough on a rural landscape with a pond and distant mountains in the background.

How & Why to Use an Off-Site Livestock Well

Off-site livestock wells are intended to offer livestock owners the opportunity to provide water for their animals as an incentive to remove them from ponds, streams, springs, and rivers.