Haskell County Conservation District

About Us

The Haskell County Conservation District was certified by the Kansas State Conservation Commission in 1948.

In Kansas, conservation districts are self-governed agencies. The governing body of a conservation district consists of five elected district supervisors. A district supervisor has a unique niche among agencies managing Kansas' natural resources. Supervisors serve as grassroots representatives of landowners and the general public in their community, providing leadership and direction of volunteer cooperation in natural resource conservation programs.

Supervisors receive no compensation for services, but are entitled to travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Supervisors of the conservation district meet once a month and review the business of the office and make the conservation decisions for the county with the technical advise of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The board members donate many hours of their time every month to activities to promote conservation in their county.

Employees are hired by the board to run the day-to-day business of the Conservation District. Haskell County Conservation District employs a District Manager. Some county conservation districts hire secretaries, clerks, technicians, education staff, etc.

Our Mission

The mission of the Haskell County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service is:
"To serve the residents and communities of Haskell County, providing leadership in the wise use, management and preservation of the county’s natural resources, and to develop and implement programs to protect and conserve soil, water, farmland, rangeland, wildlife, and energy". 
This mission will be accomplished by a close working relationship between the two agencies.

Location                           
                                   

Haskell County is located in the Southwest part of Kansas. It is the "flattest" county in Kansas. Population of Haskell County is a little over 4,300. There are two towns in Haskell County, Satanta and Sublette, Sublette is the county seat. The average annual rainfall is approximately sixteen inches. There are six large feedlots in Haskell County and a number of private owned feedlots making the largest money crop, cattle. Haskell County is ninety percent agriculture. The fields are mostly irrigated, but there is some dry land farming. Corn, wheat, sunflowers, and soybeans are the major crops. Haskell County lays on the edge of one of the largest gas fields in the nation, the Hugoton gas field.

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The Haskell County Conservation District office is located in the US Department of Agriculture Service Center at the intersection of Spud Street and Highway 56 in Sublette, Kansas. 

District Supervisors

Grant Webber - Chairperson

Keith Williamson - Vice-Chairperson

Mike Pickens - Treasurer

Darcy Alexander - Member

Chris King - Member

 

 Office Hours

Conservation District

Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Farm Service Agency and Natural Recourses Conservation Service

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"For your convenience and due to the shortage of personnel, please
call to make sure the employee you need to meet with is in the office."

Contact Information

Telephone

620-675-2324

FAX

620-675-8743

 

Postal address

PO Box 506

       Sublette, Kansas 67877-0506

 

Physical address

101 Spud Street

       Sublette, Kansas

 

Electronic mail

General Information, Sales, and Customer Support: bill.decker@ks.nacdnet.net
 

Webmaster: bill.decker@ks.nacdnet.net