Executive
Director, Tami Anderson at work with other resource professionals at the
2001 U.P. State Fair in Escanaba. Representing the District at the Houghton
County and U.P. State Fair is a great way for district staff and directors
to meet constituents.
Policies/Procedures
Conservation
Districts and How They Operate
A Conservation District is a local unit of state government organized
by the people within the District boundaries under provisions of The Soil
Conservation District Law, Act 297 of Public Act of 1937, as amended.
As such, it is a locally controlled resource management agency, created
by concerned landowners and administered by a publicly elected board of
directors. In 1994, the Conservation District Law was made part of The
Compiled Environmental Code. It is now Part
93 of Act 451 of 1994, as amended.
The locally elected five-member
board of directors makes all decisions regarding the District's programs
and activities. The directors hire qualified staff to conduct and carry
out the programs and activities that have been approved. These programs
provide technical assistance, information, and education to assist people
in the District to properly manage their natural resources. In Michigan,
there are 82 Conservation Districts
which are generally organized along county boundaries.
Public Survey Results
In 2001, the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District mailed
out a survey to residents/landowners and other natural resource agencies
in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. The survey results
were then used, a long with other local natural resource assessment tools,
to develop the district's long range strategic plan.
Long Range Strategic Plan
In 2001, the Houghton Keweenaw
Conservation District staff and board of directors, under the guidance
of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, developed a long
range strategic plan in an effort to improve upon the organizational
structure and activities of the district.
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