KENAI SOIL & WATER

Area homesteaders founded the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District soon after Alaska statehood in 1959. Originally known as the Kenai-Kasilof Soil Conservation District, the District is a locally-controlled, state-authorized entity with responsibilities delegated by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Commissioner under Alaska Statute 41.10. A five-member volunteer Board of Supervisors elected from among the District's cooperators oversees District staff and establishes goals and projects to meet cooperators' needs. Sources of funding include private and federal grants, donations, and fees-for-service. The State of Alaska currently provides no annual funding to conservation districts.

Primary location: Kenai United States