The Heppner Soil Conservation District was established in August, 1941 and the Boardman Soil Conservation District was formed May of 1947 to meet the soil conservation needs of county farmers. In December of 1972 the Boardman and Heppner Districts were combined to form the Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District which conforms to the boundaries of Morrow County.
The Morrow SWCD board also acts as the Morrow County Weed Advisory Board to advise Morrow County Court on the operation of the County Weed Control District.
The board is the Local Management Agency (LMA) assisting the Oregon Department of Agriculture to implement the Willow Creek Watershed Ag Water Quality Management Plan for Morrow County in compliance with the 1972 Clean Water Act.
The Morrow SWCD cooperates with local, state and federal agencies to provide technical assistance to our cooperators. We also collect available technical, financial and educational resources from various sources to meet the needs and objectives of the local land user.
Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.