Lake County Resource Conservation District Careers in Lakeport, CA

The federal government established the Soil Conservation Service in 1937, in response to the national Dust Bowl crisis of the 1930s. Soil Conservation Districts on a local level began forming in the late 1930s and quickly spread throughout the 48 states, where they began to perform the functions originally envisioned by the formation of the Soil Conservation Service. In California, Soil Conservation Districts were originally empowered to manage soil and water resources for conservation, but these powers were expanded in the early 1970s to include “related resources,” including fish and wildlife habitat.