What are Natural Resource Conservation Districts?
Arizona’s Natural Resource Conservation Districts (NRCDs) are legal subdivisions of state government, organized under State Law and administered by the State Land Department. There are 42 NRCDs, including 8 organized under Indian Tribal Law, grouped into 8 zones. Districts receive money from the State for routine operation and administration costs. Cooperators pay for conservation activities on their land and may obtain cost-sharing for approved practices through the USDA. Districts also obtain money for particular projects through donations or grants from individuals, county and city governments, businesses and non-profit organizations, and various agencies of the State and Federal governments. Membership of the Districts is comprised of landowners who sign up as cooperators. The Districts are governed by 5 supervisors, 3 elected by the cooperators and 2 appointed by the State Land Commissioner, who serve on a volunteer basis with no pay. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (par
