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The Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts (MASCD) serves as the voice for Maryland's 24 soil and water conservation districts on state legislative issues. It also provides a forum for training, policy-making and the exchange of information at their annual  and quarterly gatherings.

MASCD Mission is to: promote practical and effective soil, water, and related natural resources programs to all citizens through individual conservation districts on a voluntary basis through leadership, education, cooperation and local direction. » Read More

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Maryland hosting NACD Northeast Regional Meeting

Fellow Conservationists - I am pleased to present the registration package for the upcoming NACD NE Regional meeting to be held July 26-29, 2009 in Solomons, Maryland.

The full registration package PDF file includes the registration form but a separate PDF file of just the registration form is also available for download at our links below this announcement.

Maryland looks forward to hosting an enjoyable and educational event.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me (general questions), Larry Fykes, larry.fykes@md.nacdnet.net, (registration questions).

Full Registration Package (PDF)
Registration Form (PDF)

Lynne Hoot
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
53 Slama Road
Edgewater, MD 21037
410-956-5771 Phone
410-956-0161 - Fax

MASCD 2008 Annual Report Released

The 2008 Annual Report is available for download as a PDF file. This year's theme is "Maryland's Local Conservation Delivery System". It features how farmers to builders and environmental groups all interact and relate to their local soil conservation district.

Click here to open the PDF file.

Meeting with Governor O'Malley

MASCD and Maryland SCD representatives met with the Governor on March 9th, along with representatives of the Tributary Teams in Maryland.

Governor O'Malley discussed farm conservation planning, outreach to farmers and reviewed statewide progress in reaching Bay Implementation Goals via BayStat.

This was  the first time a Governor has asked to talk with us and engage in frank discussion about what the soil conservation districts do and how we are key players in reaching goals for bay restoration. We have every intention of working as hard as we can to reach those goals within our current staffing levels.

Winter Meeting - January 2009 Edition.

A two-day meeting was held in Annapolis on January 28/29, 2009. This included the MASCD Board of Directors meeting at 1:00 p.m. on 1/28/2009 at Loews Hotel. District Chairs (or their designees) and district managers attended. Many supervisors joined us for the day on 1/29. The legislative luncheon at House Office building was well attended this year following the "State of the State" address by the Governor.