In the 2007 calendar year, the district completed activities under each category listed below to address the natural resource concern.

Mancos Conservation District 604 Bauer St  P O Box 308 Mancos, CO 81328 Phone: 970-533-7317 Fax: 970-533-7317 Monthly Meeting: Second Tuesday every month   Mission Statement:

Major Economy:

 

Points of Interest:

 

Mancos Conservation District was established on August 30, 1948.

 

The District is located in Montezuma County.

 

The total acreage is 156,000.

 

Land ownership within the District is:

 

Land use within the District:

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  Addressing Local Concerns  

Districts generate funding through local, state, and federal sources.  Local citizens elect the District board to identify and address local natural resource issues.  The board involves locals and experts to help develop strategic plans.  The district holds open monthly meetings, publications, events, presentations to communicate with district partners and residents about district services, good conservation practices and financial/technical services.

 

This conservation district serves its landowners as they participate in:

 

Increasing population and meeting the increasing demands on all natural resources.

 

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  Fostering Sound Range Management 

Ensuring sound range management for future generations is important to conserve natural resources and improve production as well as enhance wildlife habitat.

 

This conservation district serves its landowners as they participate in:

 

Mancos Conservation District provides educational, financial and technical assistance to local land owners to improve grazing sustainability.

 

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  Preventing Soil Erosion     

Preventing erosion preserves soil producitivity long term for agriculture, production, and other uses on rural lands.  It also provides improved stream flows, decreases sedimentation, and improves overall water quality.  Some common practices that help producers prevent soil erosion and build soil quality include no till, minimum tillage and cover cropping.

 

This conservation district serves its landowners as they participate in:

 

Mancos Conservation District, in cooperation with the NRCS and the Colorado River Salinity Control Forum is installing a pipeline distribution system to replace dirt ditches and is providing technical and financial assistance to replace flood irrigation as the principal application technique - both of which will reduce erosion and sedimentation.

 

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  Protecting Water Quality & Quantity 

The District provides assistance to managers, landowners, and residents with conservation practices and management tools to protect near stream areas.  In addition, they work together on reducing the movement of chemicals and nutrients to streams in sedimentation or runoff.  These efforts help stabilize streambanks and protect water bodies from impacts.

 

This conservation district serves its landowners as they participate in:

 

Mancos Conservation District is a designated Salinity Control Area. District cooperators are installing irrigation structures to conserve water and improve water quality by reducing salinity for water users in the Colorado River Watershed.

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 Preventing the Spread of Noxious Weeds 

Conservation Districts implement measures to reduce the spread of invasive populations and help implement weed control projects.

 

This conservation district serves its landowners as they participate in:

 

The District conducts workshops in integrated weed management and in cropping techniques to reduce noxious weeds. The District also provides cost-share opportunities for noxious weed control.

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