For general inquiries within the District, please direct them to info@wgcd.org

Employees

Joyce R. Wallace, District Manager
Joyce.Wallace@wgcd.org

Kandee Nourse, District Clerk

Kandee.Nourse@wgcd.org

Pam Wright, Education/Community Outreach Technician
Pam.Wright@wgcd.org

Ellen Nelson, Conservation/Education Technician
Ellen.Nelson@wgcd.org

Todd Patterson, Field Tech
Todd.Patterson@wgcd.org

Board of Supervisors

President
James Curtis, Briggsdale, Colorado,

Vice President
Stan Cass, Eaton, Colorado,

Secretary/Treasurer
Lennard Simpson, Ault , Colorado

Richard Foose, Eaton, Colorado

John Leone, Greeley, Colorado

Ex-Officio Member
Dennis Drake, Ault, Colorado,

District Conservationist, NRCS, Ex-Officio member
Ray Mowery

WGCD History

West Greeley Conservation District is located in Weld County and was established on June 14, 1948. A total of 1,650,000 acres is covered by the district.
Land ownership within the District is:

Private land - 1,390,000 acres
Federal & State land - 260,000 acres

Concerns and programs within the district include:

Water Quality & Quantity

Cost share program for pump & center pivot testing.
Test over 2000 acres of soil for nutrients and salinity.
Test more than 10 irrigation wells for nitrates.
Cost share program on domestic drinking well water wells testing for nitrates, E. coli, etc.
Participate in Children's Water Festival.
Give presentations to schools/groups with the riparian trailer.
Administer and do upkeep on riparian trailer for other districts.
Participate with inspection and upkeep of Coalbank Creek Watershed project.
Participate in watershed activities

Soil Erosion

Review and sign all USDA conservation plans.
Host meetings to determine resource concerns for EQIP program.
Host meetings to promote cost share program.
Hold a seedling tree sale, including a 20,000 plus mail advertisement; also sell fabric mulch and other tree supplies.
Plant a shelter belt along highway annually, 1/4 mile long - 5 rows wide.
Have cost-share program that pays cooperators fifty cents per linear foot for approved windbreaks - First come, first serve basis.
Host a seedling tree workshop in conjunction with the CSFS.
Support natural resources organizations such as CCTA, SWCS, and CWMA.
Make recommendations to producers and/or county attorney on dust blowing problems.

Range Management

Maintain range condition data base.
Have cost share program for livestock well drilling.
Bought and lend out livestock scale to help with stocking rates and nutrient balance programs.
Hold "Ranching for Profit" workshop.

Noxious Weeds

Continue noxious weed cost share program in conjunction with Weld County Public Works.
Grant money for a special Dalmatian Toadflax eradication area.
Lend technical assistance in weed management including identification.
Buy and distribute weed identification guides to cooperators.

Local Concerns

Preservation of prime agriculture lands.
Cooperate with City of Thornton to provide permanent cover on land as water is removed.
Work with county on planning and land use issues.
Provide Weld County with soils report and other concerns for all land to be subdivided.
Education; provide scholarships to both Camp Rocky and Teachers Workshop.
Education; provide $500 to $1000 college scholarships.
Education and Outreach; have a booth at the Colorado Farm Show.
Education; Provide a landowners resource manual to any interested cooperator.
Outreach; publish a bi-annual newsletter and maintain a web site.