Mission Statement

The mission of the Conservation District of Southern Nevada (CDSN) is to promote resource conservation and preservation through education, facilitation and public and private partnerships to benefit the citizens of Clark County, Nevada.

Background

Conservation districts are one of the last surviving programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Energizing communities to conserve natural resources was novel at the time. Today it is vital.

In 1973, the Nevada State Legislature passed an Act that instituted Conservation Districts in Nevada. The Conservation District of Southern Nevada (CDSN) was formed in 1974 upon consolidation of the Moapa Valley, Las Vegas Valley, and Virgin Valley Conservation Districts.

The CDSN is administered by a seven-member board of supervisors; five members elected to four-year terms, one member appointed to represent county government, and one member appointed to represent the incorporated cities.

The Conservation District of Southern Nevada (CDSN) is a local subdivision of the State of Nevada. The CDSN has years of experience developing community based conservation projects in Clark County.

We locate grant and matching funds to produce those projects and can provide administrative services for grant funds. Free public education programs directed by the District inform residents about pressing environmental problems. These programs also provide residents with tools for starting conservation practices in their own backyards.

All programs of the Conservation District are offered without regard to gender, race or sexual orientation.

Chair, Clark County Representative: Jodi Bechtel

Vice Chair: Jon Wardlaw

Secretary/Treasurer: John Hunt

Incorporated Cities Representative: Dirick Van Gorp

Members: Elise McAllister, Beth Tomica Hewitt, Joeseph Fortier

Clark County Alternate: Mark Silverstein