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<br />,. <br /> <br />.,' <br /> <br />000311 <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />Office of Land Resources <br /> <br />Resume <br /> <br />.... <br />, ~. <br />..I. <br />DIVISION: SOIL CONS~VATION BOARD <br /> <br />1. RELATED STATUTES: CRS 1973, Vol. 14, Title 35, Article 70 <br /> <br />Charge <br /> <br />lIFoster the conservation of soil and water resources of the state by <br />disseminating information throughout the state through local soil <br />conservation districts," <br /> <br />"Allocate the state funds for financial assistance to the 83 soil <br />conservation districts." <br /> <br />"Serve as co-sponsors of watershed protection and flood prevention <br />projects. II <br /> <br />"Coordinate programs of 83 districts within the state through 415 super- <br />visors of local district boards." <br /> <br />The above charges are consistent with the Department of Natural Resources <br />purposes and functions: The Department is concerned with the development <br />of the state's natural resources in an orderly manner and consistent with <br />realistic conservation principles. <br /> <br />II. PROG~lS (Listed in order of priority) <br /> <br />Program Title: Conservation Operations <br /> <br />Target Public: 83 soil conservation districts (SeD) with 415 supervisors, <br />25,000 cooperators. <br /> <br />Purpose: Provide technical, financial and supervisory assistance to the <br />83 SCD's across the state. This program also provides training to the <br />supervisors and this year there are 64 new supervisors due to elections <br />or appointments. At one time there were a total of 119 SCO's in the state <br />and through consolidations that number has been reduced to 83. There are <br />a number of possible consolidations now being worked on for this year. <br /> <br />Program Title: Conservation Education <br /> <br />Target Public: Entire popuiation of the state of Colorado <br /> <br />Purpose: Colorado has a ten million dollar agricultural base that supports <br />95,000 people and contributes six billion dollars a year to the state's <br />economy. All of this is attributable to the top six inches of soil. It is <br /> <br />16 <br />