SWCDs (Soil and Water Conservation Districts) are local units of government that manage and direct natural resource management programs at the local level.

Minnesota’s 88 SWCDs cover the entire state with the exception of Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. SWCD boundaries generally follow county lines, with the larger Otter Tail, Polk and St. Louis Counties having two SWCDs.

Mississippi River – Winona: including the Whitewater, Trout Run (St. Charles & Elba Township), Beaver, Trout Valley (Mount Vernon Township) and Adams; Latsch; Deering, Speltz, Straight, Bear, Rupprecht, Rollingstone and Middle Valley; Peterson, Garvin, and Stockton Valley; Gilmore and Lake Winona; West and East Burns (Wilson Township); Pleasant; Homer; Cedar; and Big & Little Trout (Pickwick).

Root River: including Trout Run and Money (Saratoga Township); Pine (Fremont & Hart Townships), Hemmingway and Coolridge; Ferguson, Rush and Ahrensfeld; Gernander, Schueler, Wiscoy, Money, Hippie and Corey; Campbell; Looney; and Silver.

Mississippi River – La Crescent: including Pine (Pleasant Hill & New Hartford Township), Rose Valley, Lane Valley, Richmond, Miller, Dakota and Burns Valley (Dresbach Township).