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For soil and water conservation districts

Your district's yearly paperwork, without starting from scratch.

Free templates for conservation districts: annual report, work plan, board policies, agendas and minutes, grant reports, cost-share and equipment rental agreements, landowner letters and a year-end financial checklist.

Free to use. No account needed. Starting drafts, not legal advice.

What's in the kit

Templates for the paperwork that comes around every year

  • Annual report

    A plain report to landowners and partners on the district's year: work done, money in and out, and what comes next.

    Fill in and print
  • Annual work plan

    Turn the district's long-range priorities into a year of named actions, leads, timelines and measures.

    Fill in and print
  • Board policy handbook

    A starter set of board policies: meetings, conflicts of interest, money handling, purchasing, records and more.

    Fill in and print
  • Meeting agenda and minutes

    A board meeting agenda and a matching minutes form, with spaces for attendance, quorum, motions and action items.

    Fill in and print
  • Grant progress report

    A general progress report for a funder: planned versus done, outputs, spending, changes and next steps.

    Fill in and print
  • Landowner letter set

    Four friendly letters: an introduction to district services, a site-visit follow-up, a sign-up reminder and a thank-you.

    Fill in and print
  • Cost-share practice agreement

    A written agreement with a landowner for a conservation practice the district helps pay for: the work, the payment, upkeep and records.

    Fill in and print
  • Equipment rental agreement

    A rental form for district equipment such as a no-till drill or tree planter: rates, deposit, care, damage and return.

    Fill in and print
  • Year-end financial review checklist

    A checklist for closing the books and getting ready for the yearly audit or financial review, with a board sign-off.

    Fill in and print

Who it's for

District managers, staff and board members

Small district offices handle a lot of paperwork with few hands. These drafts give you a clear structure to start from, so you can spend your time on the parts only your district knows.

How it works

  1. 1. Pick a template. Open it from the library.
  2. 2. Fill in the blanks. Your words appear in the document as you type.
  3. 3. Print, save as PDF or copy the text. Edit further and have it reviewed before use.
More on how it works

Complete Kit, $149

Want every template as a Word file?

Every template is free to fill in and print on this site. The Complete Kit adds:

  • Every template as an editable Word (.docx) file
  • Updates for one year: for 12 months after you buy, your download page has the latest version of every template we've updated.
See the Complete Kit, $149

Every template is free to use

Open any template, fill it in on screen, then print it, save it as a PDF or copy the text into your own document. No account and no sign-up.

Questions, or a template you'd like to see? Email info@roofusventures.com.