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.

FY06 Annual Report

FY07 Annual Plan of Work

Long Range Plan

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.

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 Merry Jo Fahl, District Manager

Ag Day is an annual event sponsored by the Sierra SWCD and agriculture groups. This event is targeted to 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, Homesite, or Pasture/Range teams to the National Finals in Oklahoma City. Also, students are encouraged to attend and the Sierra SWCD sponsors their trips to New Mexico Forestry Camp and other Natural resource camps.

This year members of the Hot Springs High School FFA Land Judging Team and Range/pasture judging team qualified ofr National Finals. The Land Team WON the national finals, the Pasture/Range team won the Western Division and our own Sarah Day, Hot Springs High School junior, won high point individual.

Land team photos