West Virginia
Conservation Agency

To provide for and promote the protection and conservation of our soil, land, water and related
resources for the health, safety, and general welfare of the state's citizens.

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  Why Conservation Matters ABOUT US
Agricultural Enhancement Program (AgEP)

We assist agricultural cooperators to improve and conserve land and water quality for all residents ...

Non-Point Source Program

Manages federal Clean Water Act, Section 319 programs to reduce nonpoint source pollution ...

• View the Conservation Socioeconomic Study

Stream Partners Program

Multi-Agency partnership to provide grants up to $5,000 to citizens' groups who want to improve, restore, protect, study, or celebrate the state's rivers and streams.

WV Chesapeake Bay Program

Manage programs, education, and best practices to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay Area ...

Landowner Stream Access Permit

The LSAPP is a permit process designed to provide landowners the opportunity to complete types of stream projects...

Emergency Watershed Protection

In cases of extreme flooding, the WVCA will work with local, state and federal agencies to determine the extent of flood-related damages and to relieve blockages from streams.

Our Conservation Districts

 

Capitol Eastern Panhandle Elk Greenbrier Valley Guyan Little Kanawha Monongahela
 
Northern Panhandle Potomac Valley Southern Tygarts Valley Upper Ohio West Fork Western

Find Your District

 

Click on the map to the right to be taken to the large map page, or click the Select County button to see a list of all counties and be taken to your district's web page.


News and Events

See News Article Archive HERE




Drought Monitor


West Virginians with livestock experiencing hardship due to drought conditions are eligible to receive cost-share funding to help supply water to livestock through their local conservation districts.

Follow this link to see the latest information on the Drought U.S. Drought Monitor/West Virginia


Upcoming State Conservation Committee Meetings



The WV State Conservation Committee Finance Sub-Committee meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams at the WV Conservation Agency at Guthrie, 255 Gus R. Douglass Lane, Charleston, WV, 25312, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Agenda Items: 2026 Resource, Conservation and Development Grant Fund Requests.

Dial the conference number at 304-935-0697, and you will be asked to enter the conference ID (735 616 445#). It will then ask you to record your name, and you will be linked to the conference.

The WV State Conservation Committee Programs Sub-Committee meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams at the WV Conservation Agency at Guthrie, 255 Gus R. Douglass Lane, Charleston, WV, 25312, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Agenda Items
  • Agreements, Grants, Contracts, MOUs.


Dial the conference number at 304-935-0697, and you will be asked to enter the conference ID (899 385 13#). It will then ask you to record your name, and you will be linked to the conference.


The WV State Conservation Committeemeeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the West Virginia Conservation Agency, 255 Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Center at Guthrie, Charleston, WV 25312, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

If unable to attend this meeting in person, it can be joined via Microsoft Teams teleconference. Dial the conference number at 304-935-0697, and you will be asked to enter the conference ID (271 199 698#). It will then ask you to record your name, and you will be linked to the conference.

You may join the teleconference from a cell phone, if possible, which will give you the ability to mute your phone during the teleconference. WVCA has 18 video sites you may join. Video capability is located in the Morgantown, Romney, Princeton, and Guthrie offices, plus all 14 Conservation Districts.

Quarterly meeting - Agenda Items: Review of April 8, 2025, SCC Meeting Minutes, Review of May 8, 2025, Special SCC meeting minutes, Programs Sub-Committee Report-Agreements, Contracts, Grants, MOUs, Finance Sub-Committee Report-RC&D 2026 Grant Fund Requests, NPCD Upper Grave Creek Dams 7,8,9 Update, CD Cease of Operations Update, Hardy PSD Production Wells Lost River Site 10, Southern CD Letter from Attorney and Response, WV Statewide Important Farmland Classification Criteria, CD Plans of Work, Hardy County Commission Helipad Request on Lost River Site 4, WVCA Personnel Updates, CD Letters of Request, News Release PVCD Dams Provide $5.8 Million in Flood Protection, Partnership Reports, Public Comment.



Conservation Farm Tour Finalists

Farms in the state are eligible for the West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year award after first winning at the county, district and area levels. All finalists have demonstrated a commitment to conservation practices that protect soil, water, wildlife and other natural resources. Winners in two categories, Traditional Farm and Non-Traditional Farm, have been named for 2024.

We would like to congratulate this year's winners...


In the Nook
Non-Traditional Farm Finalist

Powder Keg
Non-Traditional Farm Winner

Cottage Hill
Traditional Farm Winner

Furrow Family
Traditional Farm Finalist

WVCA Contracting

Contracting Bid Opportunities

The fourteen (14) Conservation Districts may utilize a competitive bid process for project contracts above $2,500.00. This page will list all upcoming job site bidding opportunities.

Contracting Email Notifications

Contractors interested in receiving E-mail notifications of flood recovery work or upcoming non-flood projects can now sign up for automated Email based on work locations.

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Dams maintained

Million Dollars in
Property Protection

Offices in WV

AgEP Cooperators