Register for the 2019 Wadena County Feedlot Meeting here.

Agricultural Land

Forest Acreage

Lakeshore Property

Urban Spaces

60 YEARS OF CONSERVATION!

Established on May 26th of 1958, the Wadena Soil & Water Conservation District was organized by local farmers, with help from the Agriculture Extension Service.  Early projects consisted of mapping soils on local farms and writing conservation plans.



OUR MISSION

The Wadena Soil & Water Conservation District seeks to achieve and maintain the highest quality and quantity of natural resources possible through wise stewardship for now and the future within the limits of human and financial means available.

Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at our office, unless otherwise noted.

2019 Board Meeting Schedule:

January 22
February 19
March 18

April 15
May 20

June 17
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 16

MN Department of Agriculture's Ag Water Quality Certification Program

This is a voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing conservation practices that protect our water. Those who implement and maintain approved farm management practices will be certified and in turn obtain regulatory certainty for a period of ten years.   For more information, please visit the MDA website:  http://www.mda.state.mn.us/awqcp


Application

Consent Release Form

BOARD MEETINGS

Held the 3rd Monday of each month at our office, except when on a holiday they are the following Monday, and are open to the public, at 8:00 a.m. 

DISTRICT BROCHURE

Click here to download. It is available in PDF format. You will need the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software to open the pages.

LOCATION

We are located on US Highway 71, one mile north of the junction of US Highways 71 and 10 in Wadena in the USDA Service Center. 
Map  (37 KB PDF)
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