Soil & Water Conservation District
The Catawba Soil and Water Conservation District's mission is to ensure a quality urban and rural environment with clean water, protected soil resources, properly managed forest and wildlife, and an environmentally, economically and culturally viable agricultural community.
We work with state, federal, and local agencies such as the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Carolina Land and Lake Resources Conservation and Development, Division of Water Quality, Corp of Engineers, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Farm Service Agency, NC Cooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, etc., on natural resource concerns.
Randy Willis
District Administrator
rwillis@catawbacountync.gov
(828) 465-8950
Blake Henley
Soil Conservation Technician
blakehenley@catawbacountync.gov
(828) 465-8950
Leia Hamlyn
Education Coordinator
lhamlyn@catawbacountync.gov
(828) 465-8950
Julia Elmore
Claremont, NC
julz91@embarqmail.com
(828) 302-4954
Elected
Susie Devine
Newton, NC
devine5farm@bellsouth.net
(828) 461-2012
Appointed
Laura Parnell
Hickory, NC
hickoryparnell@gmail.com
(828) 302-0448
Elected
David Caldwell
Sherrills Ford, NC
davidhoylecaldwell3020@yahoo.com
(828) 244-4116
Elected
Steve Killian
Hickory, NC
skillian@embarqmail.com
(828) 256-9142
Appointed
Jim Propst
jim.propst@nc.usda.gov
(828) 464-1382
Julius Johnson
julius.johnson@nc.usda.gov
(828) 464-1382