Kansas Resource Conservation & Development Councils
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils are 501(c)3 non-for-profit corporations. They are not governmental entities, so the typical policies and constraints of local, state, and federal government programs do not limit the types of issues they address or the means they use. Within their respective areas, RC&D Councils have a high degree of independence to carry out activities that will achieve their most important goals. RC&D Council volunteers are leaders and community stakeholders involved in multiple roles in local government, school boards, churches, and other civic activities. At RC&D Council meetings, they draw from their professional expertise and community connections to determine the needs of their RC&D Council areas, address those needs, and make their communities better places to live, work, and play. Nationwide, over 25,000 volunteers serve on local RC&D Councils.
There are five active RC&D’s in Kansas , serving 40 counties.
- Glacial Hills RC&D based in Wetmore
- serving Atchison County, Brown County, Nemaha County, Doniphan County, Jackson County and Jefferson County
- Lake Region RC&D based in Ottawa
- serving Osage County, Franklin County, Miami County, Linn County, Anderson County and Coffey County
- See-Kan RC&D based in Chanute
- covering Allen County, Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Chautaqua County, Crawford County, Elk County, Montgomery County, Neosho County, Labette County, Wilson County and Woodson County
- https://www.seekanrcd.org/
- Sunflower RC&D based in Harper
- Covering Barber County, Comanche County, Cowley County, Harper County, Kingman County, Kiowa County, Pratt County and Sumner County
- no website available
- Western Prairie RC&D based in Colby
- serves Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Decatur County, Sherman County, Thomas County, Sheridan County, Wallace County, Gove County, and Logan County.
The Kansas State RC&D Association is a member of the National RC&D Council