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Conservation districts are legal subdivisions of state government.
In the State of Washington, the 48 districts are granted operating authority by chapter 89.08 of the Revised Code of Washington. Arising from the settling dust of the 1930's, conservation districts were formed to provide a means for local people to solve local resource conservation problems. There are now more than 3,000 districts nation wide. The first district in Washington State was the North Palouse Conservation District, formed in January, 1940. Conservation districts are grass roots organizations.