The Konawa Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting soil and water conservation.

The State of Oklahoma has provided limited funds to conservation district across the state to help landowners implement measures that protect soil and water resources.

The percentage of cost-share varies according to the conservation practice to be constructed. The district will be accepting applications starting April 1st, 2021 through May 5th, 2021.

For more information contact the Konawa Conservation District, (580)925-3117. The district office is located at 102 E 1st St. in Konawa and applications can be picked up and dropped off at the front entrance of the office building. In April 1937 Oklahoma

In April 1937 Oklahoma passed the Conservation District Act, giving citizens the opportunity to form their own conservation districts. The same Act created the agency known today as the Oklahoma Conservation Commission.

Conservation districts are legal subdivisions of state government, whose primary goal is to assist citizens in practicing wise use and management of the state’s renewable natural resources, especially its soil and water.

The entire state is divided into conservation districts, usually, but not always, along county lines. A five-member board of directors guides each district, three of which are elected by area voters in Conservation District Director Elections and two are appointed by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission based on local board recommendations.