Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) became part of our national landscape in the devastating wake of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, as states followed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's recommendation to enact laws that authorize formation of locally held volunteer boards that promote and preserve the health and sanctity of our natural resources at the grassroots level. Nearly 3,000 conservation districts—almost one in every county—now work directly with landowners to conserve and promote healthy soils, water, forests, and wildlife.
Since its creation in 1946 as a subdivision of the Tennessee state government, the Davidson County Soil and Water Conservation District’s mission has been to coordinate assistance from all available sources—public and private, local, state, and federal—in developing locally-driven solutions to natural resources concerns.
