District Home Page Welcome to the Cape Cod Conservation District's Home Page. The District, in cooperation with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, offers free technical assistance to land owners in Barnstable County. Established in the 1940s, local Conservation Districts set local priorities for national conservation programs.
Districts serve as a link between federal and state agencies, and local towns and land users.
We are not regulatory agencies. We help towns and land users address soil, water and other natural resource concerns. Massachusetts Conservation Districts have been pioneers in the cause of environmental protection since their creation in 1946 under Chapter 531 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth. Districts set local priorities for national conservation programs. The State Commission for the Conservation of Soil, Water and Related Resources provides program coordination between Conservation Districts, the Massachusetts Division of Conservation Services and the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.