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CONSERVATION DISTRICT PARTNERS Conservation Districts partner with many local and statewide groups and organizations. (The Building Partnership module in this Certification Program will discuss that in more detail.) The two main agencies that assist with Conservation Districts are the Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB), and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). There are also two main non-profit organizations that assist Districts: the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts (CACD) and the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). Main Partners in Conservation CSCB Relationship The Conservation District Act provides for CSCB to coordinate programs of the various Conservation Districts, assist in planning local programs, assure that each District is operated and maintained as an entity of government and, administer state and federal allocated grants and funding to Conservation Districts. CSCB is a sub-program of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, housed in the Conservation Services Division. Local District administration assistance and program coordination functions are carried out by the Conservation Specialists under CSCB. CDA History In October of 1954 Governor Dan Thornton designated the State Soil Conservation Board as the official state agency to carry out the state functions as required under Public Law No. 566. In 2002 legislation was passed to move the State Conservation Program from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to the Colorado Department of Agriculture and to remove “soil” from the names of districts to better reflect the current broader activities of the conservation districts in this state. Today there are 76 Conservation Districts with the state agency housed in the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Conservation Services Division. The Districts continue to work for constructive land use providing for the conservation and preservation of natural resources, includin