Soil and Water Conservation

News and Announcements

Lincoln County's Soil and Water is proud to honor Soil and Water Conservation Board Chairman Tommy Houser. Houser was recently recognized at the NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts' annual meeting in Raleigh. Houser was highlighted for his 50 years of dedicated service to the District. 

Tommy Houser is from Vale, a farmer, U.S. Navy veteran. He has been involved in a variety of agricultural operations through the years, including dairy cattle and milk production, fruit and vegetables, and row crops. In 2020, Mr. Houser entered his farm into a Farmland Preservation Easement, ensuring that no development will take place and that the farm will continue to be in agricultural production for years to come.

Overview

The Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is a subdivision of State Government and works to promote conservation of our natural resources in Lincoln County. Originally Lincoln County was part of the Lower Catawba District which also included Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. The Lower Catawba District was organized on April 25, 1940. Lincoln County became a single county district on January 9, 1964.

Mission
The mission of the Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is to make available technical, financial, and educational resources and administer programs designed to encourage individual responsibility to conserve, improve, and sustain our soil and water resources for future generations.

Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District offers free technical assistance to landowners in the county with land management, drainage, wetlands, soils information, best management practices and other land resource problems.