"Local people know
​what is best for their
communities."

RC&D Councils are 501(C)3 non-for-profit corporations that work on a variety of local initiatives in 5-11 Minnesota counties. Each RC&D Council is independent and their goals are unique to the areas in which they serve. RC&D councils also have volunteer board members that also serve as leaders and community stakeholders involved in multiple roles in local government, school boards, churches, and other civic activities. Their involvements provide professional expertise and community connections that help the RC&Ds target their efforts.

That is the core premise of the RCD program and the key to its success. The three councils in Minnesota: Giziibii, Laurentian, and Hiawatha Valley work throughout the state with projects addressing local food production and promotion, energy conservation and production, improved handling of municipal waste, and numerous watershed activities improve the natural resources of this great state.

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Giziibii

Giziibii Resource Conservation
and Development Council

​Giziibii serves five counties and three Native American reservations in north central Minnesota:

• Beltrami
• Clearwater
• Hubbard
• Lake of the Woods
• Mahnomen
• Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
• Red Lake Band of Chippewa
• White Earth Nation

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Laurentian

Laurentian Resource Conservation and Development Council

Laurentian services six northeast counties and one Native American reservation:

• Carlton
• Cook
• Itasca
• Koochiching
• Lake
• St. Louis County
• Grand Portage Reservation

The service area extends throughout all North Central Minnesota for priority projects of common objectives.

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Hiawatha Valley

Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council

Hiawatha Valley serves eleven counties in southeast Minnesota:

• Dodge
• Fillmore
• Freeborn
• Goodhue
• Houston
• Mower
• Olmsted
• Rice
• Steele
• Wabasha
• Winona

The service area extends throughout all southern Minnesota for priority projects of common objectives.