This is the first post to the NCDEA group. Let's create a community! This begins at the national level, but if there is sufficient interest, we can create sub-groups at the regional and even state

Great idea - thanks Tom!

Thank you early adopters! Please spread the word! The more of our peers we can get involved, the better help and ideas we'll get as we talk about our conservation district challenges, opportunities,

Please take a moment to introduce yourself to the rest of the group. It's easier to have good interactions when we know who we are interacting with! I'll start. I was appointed to the NCDEA Board

Love the idea, hope this takes off! Great job!

Hello everyone. My name is Craig Nelson and I'm the District Manager for the Okanogan Conservation District in North Central Washington State. I have been in this position for almost exactly 22

Hi all, I'm the District Manager at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, located in and around the Portland area in Northwestern Oregon. We're a small district geographically

Thank you back! Please do spread the word about this resource. It becomes more valuable with more members participating. I believe it will be included on NCDEA's new website, too, to help increase

How is your conservation district being impacted by the federal shutdown? Please share! I didn't think mine would feel it, but it turns out that a large property acquisition we are pursuing is at

Nothing yet. We have a meeting planned with NRCS on Monday ~~ so more to come (potentially). Thank you. Monte Marti District Manager Snohomish Conservation

Direct impact on CD operations hasn't happened...yet. We anticipate some projects getting to a point of no return and having to suspend operations on a project by project basis. However, this

We have a robust CREP program. Since FSA is an integral partner, landowners and staff have not been able to conduct business for e.g. processing new enrollments. This is a nuisance but, not a huge

Hello, We have several project permit applications in the hopper with USACE, NMFS/NOAA, and USFS. We’re waiting on them for responses and approvals, and if this federal shutdown continues, our

Hi everyone, My name is Tim Riley, and I am the District Coordinator of the Kent Conservation District (KCD) in Dover, Delaware where I have been since October 1, 1991. I was hired as Administrative

Hello All, I am the Northern Plains Regional Director for the NCDEA. I am the District Manager at the Mercer County Soil Conservation District in Beulah, ND. I've been with the district about 2

Hello, My name is Sarah Moorehead and I work with Thurston Conservation District in Olympia, Washington. I have been serving the CD for almost 10 years in primarily a communications and community

On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 07:55 AM, Pacific NCDEA wrote: Hi folks. From the limited responses, it seems clear that there is a desire to have conversations here not be visible to non-members. I'm

Tom, I too feel that these should be open. Coming from a state where all of our records (minus a very select few that are restricted due to mostly federal law) this doesn't bother me in the least.

I agree with Craig on this. Thanks all!