ABOUT US
Mission
IASCD represents Idaho’s conservation districts as the primary, locally led partners in sustaining and enhancing our state’s natural resources through voluntary, non-regulatory conservation.
Vision
We believe in strong, independent conservation districts leading conservation across Idaho, grounded in local knowledge, accountability, and a commitment to keeping working lands productive for future generations.
We don’t have to look back to the Dust Bowl to understand what’s at stake.
In Idaho, there are still days when the wind comes up and the soil starts to move. It’s a reminder that the same forces behind the Dust Bowl of the 1930s are still with us. That disaster, driven by drought and intensive farming without conservation practices, changed the course of agriculture in this country.
In 1935, the federal government created the Soil Conservation Service and called on states and communities to take the lead in conserving their own lands.
Idaho answered that call.
In 1939, our state passed legislation to form soil conservation districts. By 1940, the first districts were working directly with landowners.
That model still holds today.
Fifty conservation districts across Idaho continue this work through voluntary, locally led efforts. Neighbors working with neighbors. Producers partnering on practical solutions built for the land they depend on.
In 1944, district supervisors formed the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts to coordinate efforts and speak with a unified voice.
IASCD's mission continues today.
Locally led, voluntary conservation remains on the front line of protecting Idaho’s working lands and natural resources.
In Idaho, there are still days when the wind comes up and the soil starts to move. It’s a reminder that the same forces behind the Dust Bowl of the 1930s are still with us. That disaster, driven by drought and intensive farming without conservation practices, changed the course of agriculture in this country.
In 1935, the federal government created the Soil Conservation Service and called on states and communities to take the lead in conserving their own lands.
Idaho answered that call.
In 1939, our state passed legislation to form soil conservation districts. By 1940, the first districts were working directly with landowners.
That model still holds today.
Fifty conservation districts across Idaho continue this work through voluntary, locally led efforts. Neighbors working with neighbors. Producers partnering on practical solutions built for the land they depend on.
In 1944, district supervisors formed the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts to coordinate efforts and speak with a unified voice.
IASCD's mission continues today.
Locally led, voluntary conservation remains on the front line of protecting Idaho’s working lands and natural resources.