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Percha Creek

Reports, Long Range and Annual
Plan of Work, Conservation Education

Sierra SWCD - Your local leaders in natural resources.

The Board of Supervisors of the Sierra Soil and Water Conservation District holds their regular meetings in adherence to the Open Meetings Act and minutes of the meetings are available upon request. They also complete Annual reports for the previous fiscal year’s activities. When the Sierra SWCD formed in 1943 the Board developed a Long Range Plan to address conservation planning for the next five to ten years and utilize an annual plan of work to implement those goals. That tradition has carried on.

Long Range Plan (PDF)

FY2012 Plan of Work (PDF)

FY2011 Annual Report (PDF)

Conservation Education is one of the key goals of the Sierra SWCD. Presentations are made to groups, agencies and classroom students when requested. Conservation curriculum is provided to students in grades K-6 and the SWCD participate in activities during the National Soil and Water Stewardship Week. Annually the Sierra SWCD presents Afghan Pine seedlings to the 1st and 4th grade students at the Truth or Consequences Municipal Elementary Schools.

The Rolling Rivers trailer is a mobile watershed, showcasing the impacts of watershed health on agriculture and urban dwellers alike. If you would like to see a presentation of the Rolling Rivers trailer, please contact the District office.

rolling-rivers-presentation

Rolling Rivers Presentation

Ag Day is an annual event sponsored by the Sierra SWCD and agriculture groups. This event is targeted to 2nd and 5th grade students and is utilized to allows those students a “hands on” opportunity to study a variety of aspects of the agriculture industry. The Sierra SWCD also sponsors the attendance of qualifiying teams from the Hot Springs High School FFA or Sierra County 4-H Land, Home site, or Pasture/Range Judging Teams to the National Finals in Oklahoma City, OK. Also, Sierra SWCD sponsors a high school team to the New Mexico Envirothon Contest.

National Homesite Team #1

Hot Springs High School FFA Homesite Team-
National Champions for 2010

Links

National Resources Conservation Service

NRCS
NMSWCD

New Mexico Soil & Water Conservation Districts

NMDA

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

NACD

National Associations of Conservation Districts