Nationally, the first conservation district was formed in 1937 and today nearly 3,000 districts are working to conserve our natural resources. 

Wyoming passes the Soil Conservation Act in 1941.  Wyoming Conservation Districts started forming later that year.  The original Casper-Alcova Conservation District was formed in 1946 with the boundaries of the newly created Kendrick Irrigation Project.  That same year, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) placed an office in Casper to serve the new Conservation District.

After many boundary changes, the Casper-Alcova Conservation District has evolved to include all of Natrona County including the City of Casper.  In order to reflect the broad responsibility of the District, the name was changed in 1993 to the Natrona County Conservation District (NCCD).

There are 34 local Conservation Districts in Wyoming.  Each has specific boundaries and is governed by elected people who live within those boundaries.  Their responsibility is to conserve our soil, water and other natural resources.

Some of the programs offered by NCCD include: conservation tree and shrub sales, waste management, water quality, wildlife habitat, recycling and information/education programs.  Conservation Districts, as local governments, also play a key role in federal land management planning processes and federal and state legislative and administrative initiatives affecting local conservation and land use activities.