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The West Virginia Conservation Agency is proud of its "Conservation Partnership" with the following entities: WV Association of Conservation Districts, WV Association of Conservation Districts Auxiliary, WV Soil & Water Conservation Society, WV Association of Professional Soil Scientists, WV Resource Conservation & Development Association, WV Conservation Districts, WV Conservation Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Farm Service Agency.
Through the guidance of this agency and its partnership, also including six RC&D councils, resources are brought to local communities and land users to address a broad range of priority conservation issues. This cooperative, grass roots approach is proving to be an effective method for solving the natural resource management issues we face in West Virginia. The West Virginia Conservation Partnership is working with community leaders, local landowners and government agencies to build a productive State that exists in harmony with its environment.
The West Virginia Conservation Agency (WVCA) coordinates statewide conservation efforts. The West Virginia State Code charges the WVCA (in Chapter 19-21A-2) to conserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, conserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people.
The West Virginia State Conservation Committee is the board of directors for the WVCA. It consists of ten members (four serving Ex Officio) and includes the Director of the West Virginia University State Cooperative Extension Service, the Dean of the WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry, the Director of the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection, the President of the West Virginia Association of Conservation Districts,
the Forestry Administrator and the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, who serves as chair. In addition, the Governor appoints four representative citizens as members to the Committee. The State Conservationist of the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service serves as an advisory member.
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