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Text Box: Millions of tons of precious soil were lost to high winds during the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930’s. Dust storms blew as far as Washington D.C. and was even coating ships out in the Atlantic Ocean. Many Oklahomans called “Okies” left the ravaged area. Some left to search for better conditions. Some were forced out due to bankruptcy. Conservation Districts were born during these days known as the “Dirty Thirties”.

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          Conservation Districts were formed to coordinate technical assistance from federal, state and local governments as well as public and private organizations in an effort to develop locally led solutions to reverse the effects of the “Dust Bowl” in the 1930’s.

          The Northern Hughes County Soil Conservation District was formed on November 10, 1938 with the District headquarters located in Wetumka, OK.  The District covered all 131,400 acres north of the South Canadian River in Hughes County.

          It wasn’t until August 29, 1941 that the south end of Hughes County was annexed to the District and now all 518,400 acres were included in the District’s boundaries.  In 1949, the District’s name changed to the current title of the Hughes County Conservation District. 

          The District is administered by five (5) Board Members.  Two (2) members are appointed by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and three (3) are elected by the citizens of Hughes County.   All five Board members are citizens of Hughes County and therefore are well aware of the natural resource concerns for our area.  

         

                 The Hughes County Conservation District provides the Citizens of Hughes County, Oklahoma with valuable technical advice/planning, custom services, equipment rentals, and watershed protection on 37 flood control structures.

                 The District also provides current information on conservation issues to landowners, teachers and students through educational programs including:  Natural Resource Days, Earth Day activities, News Releases, Conferences and Seminars.  

                 The Hughes County Conservation District is an entity of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and is the only local unit of government charged with the responsibility of conserving our natural resources.