The Santa Cruz Natural Resource Conservation District (SCNRCD) is located in Santa Cruz County on the upper reaches of the Santa Cruz River. It includes mainly range land which is characterized by desert grassland, oak woodland, and some pine forests at higher elevation. Most of the land is used for ranching, wildlife recreation, and watershed protection. Limited areas of farmland also occur.
Santa Cruz NRCD quarterly meeting on Feb 25 at noon, Wild Horse Restaurant, click on the agenda link: 2026-02-25-SC-NRCD-RegularMeeting-Agenda
Next Meeting: May 27, 2026 at noon (Wild Horse Restaurant, Patagonia, AZ),
Prior Meeting Minutes: 2025-11-05 SC NRCD-EdCtr – Combined MeetingMinutes-Final 2025-10-09-SC NRCD-Ed Ctr Teleconference Minutes 2025-09-11-SC NRCD-Ed Ctr Teleconference Minutes 2025-08-27-SC NRCD EdCtr – Combined MeetingMinutes-Draft 5-05-28-SC NRCD EdCtr – Combined MeetingMinutes-Final 2025-05-28-SC NRCD EdCtr – Combined MeetingMinutes-Final 2025-07-11-SC NRCD & Ed Ctr Combined MeetingMinutes-Final Draft 2025-04-02-SC NRCD-Ed Ctr MeetingMinutes-Final2025-02-26-SC NRCD – MeetingMinutes-Final2024-12-11-SC NRCD – MeetingMinutes-Final2024-09-25-SC NRCD – MeetingMinutes-Final2024-05-22-SC NRCD – MeetingMinutes-Final2024-05-22-SC ED CTR – MeetingMinutes-Final2024-07-17-SC NRCD Ed Center- MeetingMinutes-Final2024-07-17-SC NRCD- MeetingMinutes-Final2024-09-25-SC NRCD – MeetingMinutes-Final
Local Work Group Meeting at 1 pm on April 22, 2025 for the Winkelman, Santa Cruz, & Pima NRCD Districts. Location: NRCS Tucson office (Training Room), 3241 N Romero Rd. If you have any resource concerns, please complete the Cooperator Questionnaire below and email to the Clerk.
Nogales Water Festival (Project WET), May 8 (9 am) at Nogales High School
Events-Initiatives:
- Cooperator Questionnaire rankings will be used in our NRCS Local Workgroup meetings to establish funding priorities for the highest resource concerns. Santa Cruz NRCD Cooperator Questionnaire – Rev-03-19-2025
- Water Rights Workshop, February 12, 2020 (Santa Cruz County fairgrounds) WaterRightsWorshopAnnouncement Educ Water Rights Workshop.docx
- Ecological Site and Plant Community Workshop on May 14, 2019 (Rose Tree Ranch) article. Ecological Site & Plant Community Workshop
- Nogales Water Festival, May 14, 2024 Students – Nogales Water Festival
- Santa Fe Ranch Days, May 9, 2024 Santa Fe Ranch Days
- Rangeland Monitoring Rangeland Monitoring – Overview – Rosetree
Newsletter: SCNRCD-Newsletter-2025 Fall 2025-09-15-2025 SCNRCD-Newsletter-2025 Winter 2025-03-21 SCNRCD-Newsletter-2024-Winter-2024-01-10 Combined SCNRCD-Newsletter-2024-Fall-2024-09-13
Santa Cruz NRCD Education Center:
Contact Us: If you want to be added to our email list or have a question, the contact is Chris Postel: please send an email to clerk.scnrcd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 520-220-2962. Mailing address: Santa Cruz NRCD, 97 Old Ruby Rd, Nogales, AZ 85621