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North Dakota Conservation District Employee Association

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Helping to Conserve Our Precious Land and Water

The NDCDEA is an association of the employees within the North Dakota Soil Conservation District. The organization's primary goal is to provide employees with education and training within their occupations. The SCD employees are a very diverse group consisting of District Managers, Clerks, Tree Technicians, Watershed Coordinators, and Education Coordinators. Because of this training and networking within the state is very important.

Recent website updates:

Dunn County SCD has a fabric machine for sale. Go to the Things for Sale page for more information.
The Golden Valley Soil Conservation District is offering for sale a 1986 Traux Grass Drill. Go to the Things for Sale page for more information.
A manure spreader is for sale. Go to the Things for Sale page for more information.
The NDCDEA board has reorganized, and the new officers on the board are listed below.

About

NDCDEA:

Our Purpose Is:

· To promote professionalism among Soil Conservation District employees to better enable them to carry out the duties of their position and to provide assistance for coordinating the efforts of the SCD Supervisors, Districts, NDASCD, NDSU-SCC and USDA Agencies in achieving their conservation goals.
· A means of communication for employees to effectively exchange information and ideas resulting in better coordination and effectiveness of district programs on a local, state, regional, and national level; to provide opportunity and tools necessary for developing and maintaining an adequate education program.
· To strengthen communications and working relationships with the SCD Supervisors, instill pride, and encourage dedicated service to employers.
· To strengthen communications and working relationships with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

· To encourage a uniform system of record keeping, filing and other office procedures for providing networking assistance to present and to new employees.
· To promote the development of SCD Employees Handbook (similar to the SCD Supervisors Handbook.)
· To encourage each District office to develop job descriptions for employees so as to encourage excellence in fulfillment of duties of employees in their job capacities.
· To promote the establishment of a “Career Ladder” to be used as a guideline by SCD supervisors in hiring District Personnel.
· To hold an Annual Employees Association Meeting at the NDASCD Convention; to request educational seminars for employee development; to encourage SCD personnel involvement in local, state, regional, and national conservation activities and meetings.
· To develop and maintain a district directory that includes district staff and supervisors, and NRCS personnel.
· To develop and maintain an association website to be used to keep membership informed of current events. The website is also intended to be a tool for new employees to learn about districts throughout the state. The web address is: www.nd.ncdea.org