National Association of Conservation Districts

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.

NACD In Action

Envirothon 2010

Southeast Region conservationists headed to Nashville, Tennessee August 8-10 to take part in the SE NACD Region meeting hosted by the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD). Attendees not only experienced an information-packed agenda, but were also treated to a visit to the Ellington Agricultural Center. Once a 207-acre private estate and farm, the center now houses the state's Department of Agriculture, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and serves as a branch location for various state and federal agencies. Commissioner of Agriculture Ken Givens opened the meeting, which offered various district showcases and breakout sessions, including information on the Long Leaf Pine Initiative and Mississippi River Basin Initiative. The Tennessee Conservation District Employees Association recently gathered at the Agricultural Center to plant a Tulip Poplar, the state tree of TN, as a living legacy to NACD Past President Olin Sims. For more NACD in Action, click here.

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