Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) Boundaries

There are about 3,000 conservation districts in the United States, each one working locally to conserve natural resources. The Natural Resources Conservation Service partners with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), which is the national organization for 3,000 local conservation districts across the country.

Developing spatial data to assist in strategic planning and for use in GIS is an essential step in continuing the conservation work locally.  The SWCD layer was created from a variety of sources from each state and aggregated into a standard national layer for use in strategic planning and accountability. FGDC compliant metadata are included.

NCGC intents to make the SWCD data layer available through the Data Gateway in the near future.

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