0ver sixty years ago, when dust clouds from the Great Plains darkened the Eastern skies, our nation was in peril. Today, our land is in far different shape than it was in 1935, thanks to an ongoing conservation partnership that helps local land owners with solutions to their natural resource problems. 
The East LaMoure County Soil Conservation District was voted in by landowners and operators in 1946, with the combined efforts of Charlie Roth, Lynn Peterson, Leonard Long, and County Agent Alfred Ballweg. The West LaMoure County Soil Conservation District was also organized in 1946. The following spring the board of supervisors were elected: Glenn Bennett, John Henne, and Charley Hanson, and that fall the district began to function. The districts were set up to bring assistance to farmers in planning and carrying out needed soil conservation practices.
In 1990, the directors of the districts encouraged their respective memberships to support a move to merge the two districts into one. The primary reason for the proposed merger was to allow the two offices to work together, utilizing their combined federal, state and county funds. The West District received no federal funds and was financed by state and local money. The East District was federally funded and by merging the two offices had the advantage of sharing the funding sources and expertise to benefit residents all over the county rather than just in their respective districts. In the primary election on June 12, 1990 the LaMoure County residents voted to merge the two districts.
The East LaMoure County Soil Conservation District was voted in by landowners and operators in 1946, with the combined efforts of Charlie Roth, Lynn Peterson, Leonard Long, and County Agent Alfred Ballweg. The West LaMoure County Soil Conservation District was also organized in 1946. The following spring the board of supervisors were elected: Glenn Bennett, John Henne, and Charley Hanson, and that fall the district began to function. The districts were set up to bring assistance to farmers in planning and carrying out needed soil conservation practices.
In 1990, the directors of the districts encouraged their respective memberships to support a move to merge the two districts into one. The primary reason for the proposed merger was to allow the two offices to work together, utilizing their combined federal, state and county funds. The West District received no federal funds and was financed by state and local money. The East District was federally funded and by merging the two offices had the advantage of sharing the funding sources and expertise to benefit residents all over the county rather than just in their respective districts. In the primary election on June 12, 1990 the LaMoure County residents voted to merge the two districts.