Apache NRCD

Conserving 2,549,624 acres of Arizona

The lands within the Apache NRCD range from some of the highest elevations in Arizona in the White Mountains down into the semi-arid grasslands in the northern portion of the District. It includes the headwaters of rivers flowing into the most important river systems in Arizona: Little Colorado, Salt River, and San Francisco River.

The District works with ranchers to implement conservation best management practices for conservation efforts like brush control and grassland restoration on Forest Service, BLM, State, private, and other land ownership types.

Resource Concerns:

  • Wildfire

  • Soil Erosion

  • Flood Control

  • Noxious Weeds

  • Education

Conservation Practices:

  • Improved Irrigation Management and Efficiencies

  • Soil Conservation

  • Protecting Groundwater Resources

  • Rural and Urban Conservation Education

Nominations for District Supervisor Are Now Open!

The open seat is for a new 6-year term. To be eligible, a candidate must be 18 years of age, a resident of the District, a registered voter in the State of Arizona, and have a Cooperator Agreement on file.

A regular candidate nomination petition requires the signatures of district cooperators, while a write-in nomination petition does not require signatures. 

Write-in nomination petitions must be filed by March 25, 2024
Regular nomination petitions must be filed by April 24, 2024

Election Day is May 4, 2024

Voting Location: 179 South Main Street Eager, AZ 85925

Nomination Petitions must be sent to the NRCD Board of Supervisors by emailing or calling the District’s point of contact listed on this webpage. Once you provide your email address, additional candidate forms will be emailed to you to complete the nomination process.

If you have any questions regarding cooperator agreements, nomination petitions, or filing, please send an email or call the District point of contact listed on this webpage.

  • What: Apache NRCD Meeting

    When: March 19, 2024 at 6pm

    Where: The meeting will be at the Natural Resource Conservation Service field office conference room located at 823 E Main st Springerville, Arizona 85938.

    Agenda: Click Here

  • January 2024 Minutes

    Click Here

Board of Supervisors

Daric Knight, Chair

Macky Trickey Jr., Vice Chair

Don Lann, Treasurer

Milo Andrus, Secretary

Kevin Burk, Member

Contact Info

Heather Lee

hllee256@gmail.com