Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) are political subdivisions of the State. Supervisors serve four year staggered terms; generally, two or three of an SWCD’s five supervisors are up for election every two years. As local elected officials, the SWCD Board of Supervisors appear on the November ballot as a nonpartisan office.
SWCD boards set overall policy and long-term objectives for their district and work with the SWCD staff to see that policies and plans are implemented. Douglas County is divided into five “supervisor nomination districts” to ensure the land and water issues across the geographic distribution are conveyed.
The Douglas SWCD Board of Supervisors
- Back Row (L-R)
- Mike Cleary, Treasurer
Townships: Millerville, Brandon, Moe, and Holmes City - Rod Froeming
Townships: Leaf Valley, Ida, La Grande, Lake Mary - Bill Dropik, Secretary
Towhships: Miltona, Carlos, Alexandria, Hudson - Front Row (L-R)
- Paul Barsness, Chairman
Townships: Lund, Evansville, Urness, Solem - Ken Rutten, Employee Relations & Vice – Chairman
Townships: Spruce Hill, Belle River, Osakis, Orange
Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Staff:
District Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Water Planner/Land Use Technician
Pheasants Forever Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist
District Secretary
Education Outreach Coordinator
Conservation Planner
Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) Staff
- Position Open, Farm Bill Technician Aid
- Kevin Behrens, Soil Conservation Technician
- Position Open, Conservation Program Manager
- Richard Geving, Soil Conservation Technician
- Cory Walker, Conservation Service Team Leader
- Position Open, Soil Conservation Technician
