Iowa “boots on the ground” for conservation:

District opportunities Clare Lindahl

Executive DirectorConservation Districts of Iowa

Keep lobbying for state and federal staff

WARNING: Patience required!

District opportunities

Apply for a funding opportunity:

Farm Bill Lobe Opportunity Water Quality Initiative Conservation Innovation

Grants Water Protection Fund (WPF)

and/or Watershed Protection Fund (WSPF) 

Local grants through foundations and corporations

District opportunities

Implement a good hiring process: Utilize the

employee/employer handbooks

Finding, interviewing and evaluating employees

Send to CDI to distribute announcement

Send your employee to training.

District opportunities

Find efficiencies

Embrace technologies and innovations

Engage the private sector

District opportunities

Forge a new partnership.

Some Districts are sharing an employee with the Board of Supervisors, Co-op, hunting group, etc.

CDI can assist with a letter of request.

District opportunities

Lean on:

Conservation Districts of Iowa

Field Representative

Regional Basin Coordinator

District opportunities

Sense of urgency More people to feed More food to produce Litigation Less federal and

state resources Thank you for the

time you volunteer as an elected official.

Locally Led