Education
We provide educational programs to youth and adults and also have a variety of educational materials. Most of the activities we provide are hands-on and cover topics from water testing, geology, mapping identifying soil types, grasses, trees, shrubs, weeds, insects and animals as well as conservation measures for our natural resources. If you would like us to come visit your class to provide a lesson on any of the listed topics, or other natural resource related topics give us a call!
Free Educational Handouts
Barnyards & Backyards: Rural living in Wyoming is a magazine produced by the University of Wyoming Extension Agency. The magazine is perfect for small acreage landowners, new landowners, or backyard enthusiast. The magazines contain articles about different ways to improve you land and animals. The LWRCD has a quarterly subscription for Barnyards & Backyards. Copies are free to be picked up our office anytime.
The LWRCD also has other free educational books at our office including Wyoming Small Acreage Irrigation, Wyoming Vegetable & Fruit Growing Guide, Wyoming Rural Living Resources, and many more. Stop by out office to see all the free book available!
Workshops and Expo’s
We annually participate in Ag and Garden Expo’s, Farm and Ranch Days, and other workshops to provide educational materials and information about our programs and what we do!
Poster Contest
The LWRCD hosts an annual Poster /Photo Contest that is organized by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Winning entries from our contest move on to the state-level contest with the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts and then to a nationwide competition with cash prizes awarded at every level.
The 2025 NACD Stewardship Week theme, “Home is Where the Habitat Is,” reminds us how vital Wyoming’s mountains, forests, lakes, streams, sagebrush plains, and agricultural practices are to our way of life. These habitats support wildlife, sustain agriculture, can be managed to prevent erosion, and provide clean water — but they’re always susceptible to drought, wildfires, the effects of human impact, and changing conditions. For our communities, with deep agricultural roots and Native American heritage, protecting these spaces means preserving our natural resources and traditions for future generations.
This contest is open to public, private, and home-schooled students within our district, but all submissions must be sponsored by the LWRCD. Our deadline for reviewing submissions and awarding the winners is May 6th 2025! Please click on the Stewardship Week flyer for more details!
Thank you Shoshoni schools and St. Margaret’s in Riverton for participating in our most recent contest!
About
The Lower Wind River Conservation District is one of 34 in Wyoming and three in Fremont County. The District was formed on June 16, 1969 when the Pavillion and Wind River Conservation Districts were merged. Our district encompasses…
Tree & Shrub Sales
This program encourages landowners to plant effective wind barriers, to protect buildings, cropland and feedlots as well as for erosion control, reforestation and other conservation practices. We encourage people to plan their windbreaks before planting. Technical assistance is…
Plans & Policy
The Land Use and Natural Resource Management Plan provides information about the goals and objectives of the Board of Supervisors. To view the plan, click the following link: Long Range Plan 2021-2025 The district was a cooperating agency in the…