The Sheridan County Conservation District is one of 34 Conservation Districts in Wyoming, organized as a local subdivision of State Government under the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.  The mandate of local Conservation Districts is to oversee a comprehensive program of natural resource conservation under the direction of a locally-elected volunteer Board of Supervisors, a number of volunteer Associate Supervisors, and a paid District Staff.  In the past, the focus has been on the agricultural community. However, the Conservation District recognizes the importance of including urban areas in conservation programs and strives to blend programs that benefit urban and rural residents and involve all natural resource users. Some of the District programs include:

	Watershed Assessments and Planning Water Resource Improvements, including improvements to Animal Feeding Operations, Septic Systems, and Streambank/Channel Restoration Waste Management Natural Resource Education Tree Planting Programs; and Land-use Planning, including Subdivision Reviews.
	ANNOUNCEMENTS:  SCCD BOARD MEETING 2nd Tuesday of every month. Our next regularly scheduled meeting is May 13, at 6:00 p.m. in the upstairs conference room. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY This year's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Day will be on June 7,2008.  Please visit our HHW page for more information on the event and what type of items will be accepted. ACCELERATED DEADLINE FOR USDA CONSERVATION PROGRAMS The 2009 deadline date for participation in USDA Conservation programs, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) has been moved up to September 1, 2008.  Eligibility paperwork, including articles of incorporation and signing authorities for entities will also be required earlier in the application process compared to past years.  Landowners who are interested in the '09 program should being early by contacting the local SCCD/NRCS office by mid-summer to allow adequate time to develop good project proposals and take care of needed documentation.		Over the past year, the Sheridan County Conservation District has been involved with a variety of education and information (I & E) items to help assist the residents of Sheridan County in making informed natural resource decisions.  Some of these items were made possible through money from Clean Water Act  Section 319 Grants from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  These publications include:
			Improving Water Quality in the Goose Creek Watershed Goose Creek Watershed Annual Newsletter Goose Creek Watershed Plan Tongue River Watershed Plan Tongue River Watershed Annual Newsletter Tongue River Watershed Septic Brochure Tongue River Watershed Animal Feeding Operations Brochure Tongue River Watershed Stream Restoration Brochure
			Other Publications Final HKM Septic Impact Study Report Sheridan County Conservation District 2007-2008 Annual Plan