About PMNRCD/District Home Page
Conservation Districts are political subdivisions of the State of Vermont and function as non-profit municipalities. Districts were created by the federal government in 1939 in response to the Dust Bowl to teach farmers about better soil erosion control methods.
The PMNRCD was created in 1942 as the first District in Vermont, and continues to work with agricultural producers as well as landowners, communities, youth and the general public on issues related to water quality and natural resource conservation. PMNRCD is one of 14 Districts in Vermont as part of the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts.
The PMNRCD covers the watershed area for the Poultney and Mettowee Rivers in Vermont. The PMWP works with our partners in New York to encompass the entire watershed.
What is a watershed?
A watershed is the land that water flows across or under on its way to a stream, river, or lake. Within the watershed all water eventually flows to the lowest point. On the way, water travels over the surface of the land and across farm fields, roads, forested lands, lawns, or it travels underground as ground water.
The 309,000-acre Poultney-Mettowee Watershed is home to 17 Vermont and New York towns. The watershed contains a combination of farmlands, forested areas, villages and rural communities. These areas are home to a diversity of wild and domestic plants and animals including several rare and significant species.
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