About

Who are we?

The Jones Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a sub-unit of state government that was officially formed in 1942. The office is co-located with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Office in the USDA Service Center in Anamosa. Its five commissioners are elected to 4 year terms by the citizens of Jones County in the General Election. All positions are unpaid, and all contributions to the SWCD are tax deductible.

Who are our Customers?

Anyone interested in conserving our Natural resources, including:

Owners and Operators of Land
Farm Managers
Realtors
Bankers
Supervisors
Contractors
...AND YOU!

Together, we can help conserve, restore, and enjoy our natural resources in Jones County!

Click Here to Read the Policy Statement

Photo Courtesy of NRCS

Who Else is Involved?

Other partners of the Jones SWCD include:

CDI (Conservation Districts of Iowa)
DNR (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
FSA (Farm Service Agency)
RD (Rural Development)
JCCB (Jones County Conservation Board)
RC&D (Limestone Bluffs Resource, Conservation & Development)
ISUE (Iowa State University Extension Service)
Local Government: (Jones County Official and City Officials)
Pheasants Forever
Wapsie Bottoms Whitetails Unlimited
Jones County Ducks Unlimited

Who are our Partners?

The Jones SWCD has an official Memorandum of Agreement with:

IDALS-DSC (Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship-Division of Soil Conservation)
USDA-NRCS (United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resource Conservation Service)

Policy:

It is the policy of the Jones Soil and Water Conservation District to: Provide equal opportunity in the delivery of services, provide equal opportunity in SWCD Board and Committee makeup, provide equal opportunity in employment, use NRCS Technical Guide as SWCD Technical Standards, administer any public cost-share funds made available to the Jones SWCD to assist District cooperators to construct needed practices, provide technical assistance as available and only when NRCS Technical Guide Standards will be met, provide resource inventory and evaluation data to units of government that have resource planning responsibilities in Jones County, coordinate with all soil, water, and related resource agencies in Jones County to ensure maximum efficiency of conservation programs, provide information to all forms of news media to ensure that local citizens are kept well informed and up-to-date on new conservation programs and provisions, concepts, and accomplishments, and require that all contractors submit certified contractor checkout notes to the SWCD office for all cost-shared practices before projects will be certified for payments