San Juan Resource Conservation & Development Council

A nonprofit organization

Help us save the local watersheds, provide care to low income folks, restore historic orchards, teach kids to dance, and help kids with dsylexia. You can also donate to our projects individually (see our fundraising pages). Visit our website at www.sanjuanrcd.org to learn more.

Testimonials

The San Juan RC&D has provided valuable assistance with all aspects of managing the grants that we have received. We couldn't have had the success and continued support from federal and agencies and foundations without the technical accounting and grant management help from the SJRCD - Animas Watershed Partnership

The SJRCD provides more than just a 501(c)3 umbrella for our organization. They answer any questions our funders have about our project's finances, prepare and submit all the financial reports that are required, track our expenses and income. Oh, and they maintain our website! - Animas River Stakeholders Group

I know it's not glamorous, but the San Juan RCD provides such a valuable service to our project. They work behind the scenes doing all our funding tracking and reporting, reimbursement requests and bill payments. We can spend our time and funding on workshops and training, no costs for an accountant, bookkeeper, 990 prep. We really need this organization! - Diversifying Revenue with Value Added Production and Marketing

Mission

The San Juan Resource Conservation & Development Council works to promote sustainable communities and improve the quality of life through economic development and the conservation of natural resources.

Background Statement

The Resource Conservation and Development Program was established under the authority of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 to assist multi-county areas in enhancing conservation, water quality, wildlife habitat, and rural development. Work in each area was coordinated by a council, which operated as a sponsorship-based nonprofit led by volunteers.

The San Juan RC&D Council, serving eight counties in southwest Colorado, was established in 1972 for the purpose of helping all the residents of Southwest Colorado to use, protect and improve natural, cultural, historic and economic resources.

Originally, the responsibility for the administration of this nation-wide program of RC&D's resided within the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. The NRCS provided basic operating support for the Councils, including an executive director. In 2011, federal funding for the RC&D program was eliminated and the individual RC&D Councils were left alone to sink or swim.

For the first time in history, RC&D Councils, across the country are functioning without the direct support of the NRCS. Many have closed their doors. Though this cut in federal funding means a substantially smaller budget, the San Juan RC&D continues to actively work toward our vision: promoting sustainable communities and improving the quality of life through economic development and the conservation of natural resources.

We help local groups realize their goals by providing support and sponsorship, including administrative support and fiscal management for those who do not have the capacity to pursue their own non-profit status, grant research, proposal writing and review, grant administration, and website design and development. Our Council members form partnerships with communities and organizations to foster water conservation, land conservation, water management, and community and economic development.

The San Juan RC&D currently works with projects that improve watersheds, work to increase snowpack in local mountains, restore historic orchards, educate and encourage living wages employers, provide herbal medicine to low income people, offer dance classes to kids whose parents can't afford registration fees, and provide scholarships to dyslexic kids to attend a special camp. We also work with groups that promote single day events, produce documentary films and offer training to small farmers.

The San Juan RC&D looks back on a proud history of successful projects and envisions a future of developing new partnerships and continuing collaboration with our old partners.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

San Juan Resource Conservation & Development Council

other names

SJRCD

Year Established

1986

Tax id (EIN)

74-2408579

Category

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Address

233 Park Street
Mancos, CO 81328

Mailing

PO Box 1006
Durango, CO 81302

Service areas

La Plata County, CO, US

Montezuma County, CO, US

Phone

970-382-9371

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