Pima Natural Resource Conservation District
Pima Center For Conservation Education, Inc.
2.14 Million Acres of Soil and Water Conservation in Eastern Pima County, Arizona
Our Mission
as defined by the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. §37-1001):
TO PROVIDE FOR
- Restoration and conservation of lands, water and soil resources
- Preservation of Water Rights
- Control and prevention of soil erosion
- Public Education
AND THEREBY
- Conserve Natural Resources
- Conserve Wildlife
- Protect the Tax Base
- Protect private, State and federal lands
- Protect and Restore the State’s Rivers, Streams and associated Riparian Habitats
- Including livestock, fish and wildlife dependent on those habitats
IN SUCH MANNER TO PROTECT & PROMOTE
- Public Health
- Public Safety
- General Public Welfare
About Us
In 1942, the Arizona State Legislature created the Natural Resource Conservation Districts, including the Pima Natural Resource Conservation District. Presently, Arizona has 31 Districts. The Districts continue to be governed under Chapter 6 of Title 37 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. The State of Arizona now also recognizes 10 Tribal Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
The Pima Natural Resource Conservation District (District or Pima NRCD) is structured as a local unit of Arizona government. It is presently funded by the Arizona State Legislature through the Arizona State Lands Natural Resources Division. The District may also accept private donations. The District’s Board of Supervisors consists of three elected and two Governor-appointed Supervisors. The expertise of the Pima NRCD and all other Natural Resource Conservation Districts in Arizona is recognized by Arizona statute 37-1054 (A) as follows:
“This state recognizes the special expertise of the districts in the fields of land, soil, water and natural resources management within the boundaries of the district.”
The District works together with and represents “cooperators,” who are persons having natural resources under their control and who have each voluntarily signed an agreement to pursue soil and water conservation efforts in cooperation with the District.
Click here to view a map of land ownership within the Pima NRCD
Next Public Board Meeting:
December 10, 2025 (1-2pm)
Location: Virtual
For the latest meeting announcements and agendas, click here.
On the Agenda:
- District resource issues assessment–partner updates on resource issues, current work, opportunities and needs
- Consider proposals for conservation projects
- Update long range plan
- Welcome new cooperators!
Become a Pima NRCD Cooperator
Why become a Pima NRCD District Cooperator?
1) As a cooperator in a Natural Resource Conservation District, your voice advises the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service how to prioritize local resource issues and focus on priority geographical areas. As a legal requirement, NRCDs annually provide guidance to the NRCS regarding its ranking system to prioritize applications for federal Farm Bill conservation grants.
2)The Pima NRCD can help connect you with federal, state, and/or local funding resources and help you find experts and contractors to assist you with your natural resource conservation projects. The Pima NRCD can help you fund a conservation project while avoiding the negative consequences tied to federal assistance.
3) The Pima NRCD is the only entity with legal jurisdiction to bring private landowners and agricultural operators into coordination as an equal partner with State and federal agencies in conservation planning. It is the only government entity that can cross property ownership boundaries and work on a broad variety of natural resource conservation issues. Being a Pima NRCD cooperator elevates your legal authority.
“District Cooperator” means any person who has entered into a cooperative agreement with the District for the purpose of protecting, conserving and practicing wise use of the natural resources under his or her control (A.R.S. ‘ 37-1003).
A District cooperator who resides within the District boundaries and is registered to vote in the State of Arizona
a) may vote in biennial Pima NRCD District Supervisor elections,
b) is eligible to run for a Pima NRCD Supervisor office, or
c) is eligible for appointment to the office of Pima NRCD Supervisor.
Click here for more information about conservation districts and their cooperators.
Perennial grasses re-establish behind a semicircular one-rock dam called a media-luna. The dam slows sheet flooding, reduces soil erosion, and prevents gullying.
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Address
3241 North Romero Road
Tucson, Arizona 85705
Phone
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