The Broad River Conservation District has been named District of the Year for 2021

The Broad River Conservation District has been named District of the Year for 2021. 

The Broad River Conservation District includes Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes counties.

Their mission is to encourage others to become stewards of the land by serving as a voice of conservation, meeting the needs of residents and farmers, and by providing advocacy, outreach programs, and conservation education.

The Broad River Conservation District received the award during a recent virtual special meeting of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts. 

In making the award, it was noted that the Broad River has provided educational outreach and financial assistance to advance local conservation efforts. 

Some of their activities include operating a successful feral swine control program where they have successfully eliminated over 1,000 hogs since 2019. 

The district has also coordinated and lead successful outreach programs including two feral swine control workshops to educate landowners about control options, a poultry composting workshop to educate poultry farmers on composting, and litter storage and permitting.

They were also lauded for their highly successful Field to Fork program which was a three-day event to teach hunters about wildlife conservation, firearms safety, biology, and ethics. 

Participants ended the Field to Fork program with mentored hunts to use their newly acquired skills. Lastly, the District funded a high tunnel and provided pollinator educational lessons to local schools.

For more information about the District, please see the district website at www.gacd.us/broadriver.