Utah Conservation Issues
The Utah Association of Conservation Districts submits letters to Utah’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. annually in March.
2008 letter written to our congressmen and women (pdf)
Current Issues:
- Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program (2008)
- Farm Bill .. Conservation Title (2008)
- Impacts of Ethanol on UT Agriculture (2008)
- NRCS Conservation Technical Assistance (2008)
- Pre-Fire Prevention on Public Lands (2008)
- War on Cheatgrass (2008)
Past Issues:
- Grazing CRP (2007)
- Increased Energy Costs (2006)
- Clean Water Act 319 Funding (2005)
- Ecological Conversion of Shrub-Steppe Ecosystems (2005)
- Endangered Species Act (2005)
- EPA AFOs Air Compliance Agreement (2005)
- Impacts of Retiring Grazing Permits (2005)
- Conservation Security Program (2004)
- Ecological Conversion of Shrub-Steppe Ecosystems (2004)
- EPA Regulations from AFOs (2004)
- Impacts of Retiring Grazing Permits (2004)
- Regional Watershed Funding Initiative (2004)
- USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (2004)