Utah Conservation Issues
The Utah Association of Conservation Districts submits policy positions to Utah’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. annually.
Recent Letters to Representatives:
Current Issues:
Past Issues:
- 2008 letter to Senator Bennett (pdf)
- 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)
- 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)