The mission of Colorado’s 76 Conservation Districts is to provide leadership for the conservation of natural resources to ensure health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the state through a responsible conservation ethic. We.......

• provide local leadership - During the Dust Bowl, local leadership was needed to coordinate efforts and tie activities to local conditions, needs, and priorities. In May 1937, the State legislature passed an act that established Conservation Districts in Colorado to represent private and public landowners.
• provide support to every county - The 76 local Conservation Districts in Colorado provide support to every county. They are grouped into 10 geographical regions, known as watersheds.
• are non-profit natural resources organizations - Financial and administrative assistance is provided to Conservation Districts through the Colorado State Conservation Board, a division of the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
• are made up of Colorado citizens - Conservation District Boards are comprised of volunteers. They are locally elected landowners who volunteer over 32,000 hours annually to fulfill District responsibilities.
• provide grassroots support to Colorado’s farmers and ranchers - Conservation Districts assist landowners and operators by assisting in the development of conservation plans and providing natural resource information to landowners, operators and the general public.
• operate on the local, state, and national levels - Conservation Districts are represented by the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts at the state level and the National Association of Conservation Districts at the national level.

Here is the 2008 Policy Book, which sets forth the organization's positions on conservation issues, property rights, its mission statement, and other issues.

Click here for a fact sheet on Colorado's Conservation Districts.

NEW! CACD Brochure

Here is a pdf copy of our new CACD brochure as well as a copy of the CACD booklet.

Contact Us

Colorado Association of Conservation Districts:

901 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park, CO 80863
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4138, Woodland Park, CO 80866
Phone/Fax: 719-686-0020

Darlene Jensen
Executive Director

Cell: 719-322-5232

Conservation Partners

Colorado State Conservation Board

National Association of Conservation Districts

Natural Resources Conservation Service - Colorado 

Camp Rocky