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What is a Conservation District?

A Conservation District is a legal subdivision of state government, responsible under state law for conservation work within its boundaries. The boundaries in Pennsylvania are along county lines. The purposes of conservation districts are:

• To focus attention on land, water, and related resource problems.
• To develop programs to solve such problems.
• To enlist and coordinate assistance from all public and private sources
  that can contribute to accomplishing the district goals.
• To make all citizens aware of the interrelationship between human
  activities and the natural environment.