National Association of Conservation Districts

NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

The Conservation Partnership

For nearly 70 years, conservation districts have worked in partnership with state and federal agencies and private organizations to deliver conservation assistance to land users nationwide. The National Association of Conservation Districts works closely with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA), the National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA) and the National Association of RC&D Councils (NARC&Ds) to provide national conservation leadership.

The partnership among conservation districts, state and federal agencies and other groups was renewed in November 2007 through the signing a statement, pledging to continue working together for natural resource conservation.

Partner members have independent responsibilities for sustaining the environment and conserving the nation's natural resources. Yet, as partners in conservation, they are dependent upon one another for the successful delivery of programs that will help realize their common vision: A productive nation in harmony with a quality environment.
The Conservation Partnership is committed to:

Fostering state and local partnerships among the partners’ respective members;
Listening and responding to customers' local resource conservation needs;
Advocating a holistic, ecosystem-wide approach to conservation;
Maintaining and enhancing grassroots conservation delivery systems;
Building alliances with a wide variety of agencies and organizations; and
Fostering economically viable environmental policies.