Laws & Rules

Please refer to this wepbage compiled by the OR Dept. of Agriculture to find all relevant Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) & Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) regarding Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

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You can also download chapters of the Conservation District Guidebook below for some very easy-to-follow basic information on how Conservation Districts are run.

History of Conservation Districts

GuidebookChapter1.pdf

Laws & Rules Governing Conservation Districts

GuidebookChapter2.pdf

District Director Information

GuidebookChapter3.pdf

District Operations

GuidebookChapter4.pdf

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District Transparency

Our district is dedicated to operating in a transparent manner, and posts relevant financial and operational documents to our site as they become…

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Policies

Looking for policies that Douglas SWCD has passed recently?

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Governance

SWCDs in Oregon are governed by an independently elected board of directors. Every even-ending year (2020, 2022, 2024, etc), you can look to…

Please refer to this wepbage compiled by the OR Dept. of Agriculture to find all relevant Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) & Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) regarding Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

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