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News Feature
5/09/2007
White Earth tribe becomes Minnesota’s first tribal conservation district
The White Earth tribe became Minnesota’s first tribal conservation district
on May 8, 2007 in White Earth, Minnesota. The Undersecretary for natural
resources and the environment, Mark Rey signed the mutual agreement with the
White Earth tribe on behalf of the USDA Ag Secretary Mike Johanns. These
agreements formally recognize tribes within USDA’s statutory authorities,
regulations, and policies for purposes of delivering USDA conservation programs
on tribal lands.
The White Earth tribal conservation district marks the 27th tribal
conservation district in the United States. The signing of this agreement
affirms the commitment USDA has to tribal government assistance as well as
USDA’s goals for better serving farmers, ranchers, communities and consumers in
Indian country.
For more information about NRCS’s tribal outreach efforts at White Earth,
please contact Dustin Jasken, Soil Conservationist/Tribal Liaison for MN NRCS.
Dustin can be reached at (218)-573-3842 or via e-mail at:
dustin.jasken@mn.usda.gov
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