McLeod Soil & Water Conservation District

Our Mission
To provide assistance to the land users of McLeod County using natural resources to increase the productive use of land while maintaining and improving the soils base, water quality, tree prodcution, wildlife and the overall quality
 of the county.

Welcome...  Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD's) are politcal subdivisions of the State of Minnesota established to carry out a program for the conservation, use an development of soil, water and related resources. 

Leadership and governance are provided by five (5) board members locally elected as Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors.  The role of the elected supervisor is to develop policy, long range plans and budgets. 

Our experience
We know the challenges businesses face today. Our consultants have been in your shoes. They're past owners and operators of businesses in all regions of the world and every industry you can imagine.

SWCD's emphasize cooperation between federal, state and local resoure management agencies and local land mangers. 

McLeod SWCD is a local unit of government established under state law to carry out conservation programs at the local level.  Our district works with McLeod County landowners to help them manage and protect land and water resources on aall private land and also assist with a variety of natural resource concerns.  The McLeod SWCD is is co-loacted iwth eh USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).  Both the SWCD staff and NRCD staff work cooperatively on Federal Farm Bill Programs.