Welcome to the SCC
Welcome to the State Conservation Commission website. Conservation of natural resources is an important concern for all Kansans. The State Conservation Commission (SCC), working with the 105 local conservation districts, the 88 organized watershed districts, other special purpose districts, and state and federal entities administer programs to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, conserve water, reduce flood potential, and provide local water supply. The SCC has the responsibility to administer the Conservation Districts Law, the Watershed District Act and other statutes authorizing various programs. The agency budget is financed from the dedicated funding of the Kansas State Water Plan Special Revenue Fund, State General Fund, and fee funds.
What's New
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Newsletter April 30, 2010
Legislative Update January 25, 2010 - The 2010 Whirlwind No-Till Expo will be coming to Emporia on Friday, September 10. This year's Expo agenda will feature several expert speakers from as far away as South Africa. The event will start out in the morning at the Flint Hills Christian Church Harvest House, and traveling to a soil pit at the Gail Fuller farm in the afternoon. Register for $20 by September 3, to attend. More information can be found on the No-till on the Plains website: www.notill.org.
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The Soil Tunnel Trailer is now available for your community or school through your local county conservation district. This trailer brings the world of soil to life while it serves as a learning tool and backdrop for a variety of lessons at schools, field days, county fairs and beyond. The Soil Tunnel Trailer is available for use across Kansas to educate youth and adults about the relationship between their daily activities and the resulting affects on soil and other natural resources.
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Congratulations to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for providing 75 years of helping people help the land by providing financial assistance and free technical assistance to land users. Congressional authorization of the Soil Conservation Act on April 27, 1935, created the Soil Conservation Service which later was renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The passage of the Soil Conservation Act was prompted by severe dust storms that reached the east coast from the southern Great Plains. It was only a few days earlier on April 14, when one of the worst dust storms ever, known as Black Sunday hit the Great Plains area. Southwest Kansas was among the hardest hit during the period branded as the Dust Bowl Days, or the Dirty Thirties. The NRCS works closely with the 105 Kansas conservation districts and is an active partner with the State Conservation Commission. For more Dust Bowl stories and photographs visit the Kansas Humanities Council's Dust Bowl History website.
Black Sunday, April 14, 1935. Dust storm approaches Ulysses, KS.
(Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS) - Check out the newly published 2009 SCC Annual Report, 2010 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Report and 2010 Water Right Transition Assistance Pilot Project Program Legislative Report!
Financial Assistance
The State Conservation Commission's cost-share programs are aimed at providing financial incentives to landowners to apply enduring conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and improve water quality or reduce irriation water use.
All landowners within the state of Kansas may apply for financial assistance on eligible conservation projects. For more information regarding state financial assistance, please contact your county conservation district.
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