Massachusetts Conservation Districts

Supervisor Handbook

The updated Supervisor Handbook is now available online just by clicking on the link below.  The handbook was updated in October by the State Commission with help from all our conservation partners.  Hard copies may be obtained by contacting Tom Anderson at Thomas.anderson@state.ma.us or calling (617) 626-1013.

Supervisor Handbook  , Appendix to Handbook  file size 5MB

Division of Conservation Services

Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water & Related Resources, Massachusetts Conservation Districts

Through the Division of Conservation Services (DCS), The Massachusetts State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water & Related Resources (State Commission) serves as the coordinating body for soil and water conservation programs throughout the Commonwealth. State Commission meetings bring district representatives together with a number of state and federal agencies and organizations and provide the opportunity for raising and addressing issues of concern to the districts and their partners.

The State Commission has 13 voting members, including four ex-officio and nine appointed.

The four ex-officio are the commissioners of the following state agencies:

• Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
• Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
• Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR)
• Department of Fish and Game (DFG)

Other voting members include:

• Massachusetts State Grange
• Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
• Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions
• Conservation District Division I
• Conservation District Division II
• Conservation District Division III
• Conservation District Division IV
• Conservation District Division V
• Conservation District Division VI

Partners in the work of the State Commission include the federal USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA Farm Services Agency and the University of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Envirothon Program

The Envirothon Steering Committee is a subcommittee of the State Commission. The Envirothon is an annual statewide environmental competition and educational program for high school age student and their advisors. For more information see the webpage at www.maenvirothon.org

Conservation Districts

Each district has an elected board of supervisors who provide the delivery system for the federal technical assistance programs of NRCS as well as provide their own individually focused natural resources programs. They include conservation planning assistance on public and private lands, soil survey reports, conservation tree seedling sales, training workshops, sediment & erosion control technical assistance, and conservation educations programs.

To find out more about types of assistance available in your area, contact your local conservation district office (see below).

For more information on any of these programs here in Massachusetts contact:

Thomas C. Anderson, Executive Secretary 
State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water & Related Resources
EOEEA, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114-2524
(617) 626-1013
thomas.anderson@state.ma.us

Links to Meeting Agendas:

• State Commission
  • Agenda January 10, 2013   
  • Agenda Jul 19, 2012 
  • Agenda May 17, 2012 
  • Agenda Apr 13, 2012 
  • Agenda Apr 3, 2012 
  • Agenda October 13, 2011 
  • Agenda Sep 6, 2011 
  • Agenda Aug 8, 2011 
  • Agenda Aug 1, 2011 
  • Agenda Jul 18, 2011 (Policy Committee) 
  • Agenda Jul 14, 2011 
  • Agenda May 16, 2011 
  • Agenda May 5, 2011 
  • Agenda Apr 14, 2011 
  • Agenda Apr 12, 2011 
  • Agenda Mar 9, 2011 
  • Agenda Mar 7, 2011 
  • Agenda Feb 10, 2011 
  • Agenda Jan 13, 2011 
• Massachusetts Envirothon
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting August 10, 2011 
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting Jun 22, 2011 
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting May 25, 2011 
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting Apr 13, 2011 
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting Feb 9, 2011 
  • Agenda Envirothon Committee meeting Jan 12, 2011 
  • Agenda Program Committee meeting Jan 12, 2011 
  • Agenda Dec 8, 2010 

District Contact Information:

 

 

Berkshire Conservation District 78 Center Street (Arterial) Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 443-1776	Bristol Conservation District 84 Center Street Dighton, MA 02715 (508) 669-6558
Cape Cod Conservation District P.O. Box 678 Barnstable, MA 02630 (508) 771-8757	Dukes Soil Conservation District P.O. Box 1010 Edgartown, MA 02539 (508) 627-9088
Essex Conservation District 562 Maple Street P.O. Box 346 Hathorne, MA 01937 (978) 774-5578	Franklin Conservation District 55 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 01035 (413) 773-0286
Hampden Conservation District 195 Russell Street, Suite B6 Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 585-1000	Hampshire Conservation District 195 Russell Street, Suite B6 Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 585-1000
Middlesex Conservation District 319 Littleton Road - Suite 205 Westford, MA 01886 (978) 692-9395	Nantucket Conservation District P.O. Box 1146 Nantucket, MA 02554-1146 (508) 228-0714
Norfolk County Conservation District 460 Main Street Walpole, MA 02081	Plymouth County Conservation District 15 Cranberry Highway West Wareham, MA 02576 (508) 295-5495
Suffolk Conservation District P.O. Box 190942 Boston, MA 02119-1909 (617) 442-8630	Worcester County Conservation District 52 Boyden Road, Room 100 Holden, MA 01520--2587 (508) 829-0168

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts
319 Littleton Rd., Suite 205
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-9395
maacd@maacd.org

 

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service