The Teton Conservation District, a political subdivision of Wyoming state government with a locally elected board, acts as the local liaison that helps deliver that technical expertise to where it is needed locally. The two entities are housed in the same office to help facilitate the working relationship but are operated under separate authorities. Currently the NRCS has one employee, a District Conservationist, in the Jackson field office. However, this area is served by a NRCS resource team out of Pinedale which supplies the expertise in various disciplines. This information is used by the local media, river flow forecasters, river outfitters, and the Bureau of Reclamation for dam releases.
Public meetings are an important part of the local community.
Representatives from both entities attend numerous meetings and are very involved in the public process providing valuable input to many local resource related issues at the local, state and national levels. The Teton Conservation District is working with landowners along Fish Creek in the development of a Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Plan for the Fish Creek sub-watershed. The Fish Creek sub-watershed is bounded by Phelps Lake to the north, the top of the Teton range to the west, Mosquito Creek to the south and finally the Snake River to the east. The committee consists of interested landowners along Fish Creek interested in getting involved in natural resource issues in their area and is growing. Develop a weed management plan for the Fish Creek Watershed.