Mission

The Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) informs, educates, and leads Iowans through our local soil and water conservation districts to promote conservation of natural resources.

Structure

The 500 soil and water conservation district commissioners, five for every soil and water conservation district in Iowa, make up the Conservation Districts of Iowa’s membership. CDI’s day-to-day operations are governed by an Executive Board and Regional Directors. The 9 CDI Regional Directors each represent 9-13 counties in one of nine regions. CDI staff includes an Executive Director, Program Coordinator, two Conservation Planning Coordinators, five Conservation Wetland Specialists, five Land & Water Conservationists, five Wetland Engineering Technicians and 25 Administrative Support Specialists

Click HERE to find the District Map of Iowa’s 100 counties and their corresponding websites.

Get Involved

Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved: become a commissioner, facilitate our poster contest, volunteer for Envirothon, and donate to our scholarship fund.

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Donations

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Resources

Resources

Find news, bylaws, resolutions, and information about the National Association of Conservation Districts.

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Low Maintenance Edge-of-Field Solutions for Water Quality

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Join us on October 28 to get a close-up look at edge-of-field practices including an oxbow, saturated buffer, blind inlet, and phosphorus trap. The South Fork Water Shed Alliance is welcoming the public to take part in an upcoming field day focused on edge-of-field nutrient management practices.  Speakers include Matthew Streeter, Iowa Geological Survey; Ken [...]
South Fork Field Day

Cover Crop and Manure Management Field Day

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RSVP: ilf@iastate.edu or 515-294-8912 Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and manure management field day as part of their “Beyond the Basics: Advanced Cover Crop Series” in Le Mars on Tuesday, November 3, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is open to farmers and landowners at no cost and includes a [...]
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Cows, Creeks, and Common-Sense Conservation Field Day

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RSVP: ilf@iastate.edu or 515-294-5429 Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Yellow River Headwaters Water Quality Project, Trout Unlimited and Iowa’s Cold Water Conservancy, will host an oxbow and streambank restoration field day near Castalia on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Tom and Jeni Melcher farm. The no-cost event is open [...]
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Edge of Field Conservation Practices and Cover Crop Tour

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Join the ISU Northern Research Farm and the Boone River Watershed WMA along partners for this edge of field conservation practices and cover crop tour. Everyone has a responsibility to protect water quality and this tour will allow landowners, tenants, farmers, conservationists and others to see conservation practices that offer ways to reduce nitrates from [...]
Edge of Field Practices

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