Sublette County Conservation District

What Sublette County Conservation District does

Sublette County Conservation District (SCCD) is a political subdivision of the State of Wyoming, established in 1941 and headquartered in Pinedale, Wyoming. It holds a statutory mandate to assist and promote the protection and conservation of public lands, natural resources, soil, water, and wildlife within Sublette County, as well as to develop water resources, prevent floods, stabilize ranching and agriculture, and protect the local tax base. The district serves private landowners, public land permittees, and rural residents through direct on-the-ground service delivery including field site visits, grant administration, equipment checkout, and community outreach via its website and Mountain Meadow Newsletter.

SCCD's core technical capabilities center on conservation land management, including a virtual fencing system using GPS-enabled on-animal collars with base stations and computer-controlled boundaries, low-tech process-based restoration structures (beaver dam analogs and Zeedyk rock structures) for stream hydrology restoration, surface water quality monitoring, rangeland health assessment, and wildlife-friendly fence modifications. Its flagship growth program — virtual fencing — scaled from 460 collared cows on 15,000 acres in 2023 to a projected 4,000 cows on 370,000 acres in 2025. Other notable programs include Wildlife Friendly Fencing, Water Development (with solar well conversions), Fire Recovery, the Seedling Tree Program, and the checkout equipment program offering rangeland drills, aerators, portable corrals, and water trailer systems at no cost to landowners.

The organization operates on a publicly funded model with no commercial revenue stream. SCCD administers three primary grant programs — RHAP (Rangeland Health Assessment Program, since 2010), PLEP (Private Lands Enhancement Program, 50% seed cost reimbursement up to $2,500), and SWPP (Small Water Project Program, 50% of project costs up to $35,000) — through partnerships with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, NRCS, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the Upper Green River Basin Sage Grouse Local Work Group. All services are provided at no cost to landowners; equipment requires a $500,000 liability certificate of insurance. SCCD operates as a government entity under state oversight and is not a private or commercially investable company.

Name

Sublette County Conservation District

Legal name

Sublette County Conservation District

Website

https://sublettecd.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sublette County Conservation District (SCCD) is a Wyoming government entity that provides conservation programs — including virtual fencing, rangeland monitoring, wildlife-friendly fencing, water development, and grant administration — to private landowners and public land permittees in Sublette County, Wyoming, funded by government appropriations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB), Wetland, Riparian & Buffer Services (within forest landscapes) (AFAMAMAI)

Keywords

• Natural resource conservation
• Wildlife habitat management
• Rangeland health monitoring
• Land conservation services
• Soil and water conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinedale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding & Public Funding: SCCD operates as a publicly funded conservation district. The organization administers grant programs (RHAP, PLEP, SWPP) on behalf of government agencies and distributes funds to private landowners for conservation projects. Revenue is derived from government appropriations and grant awards rather than product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sublette County Conservation District provides on-the-ground conservation services to private landowners and public land permittees in Sublette County, Wyoming, including wildlife-friendly fencing, virtual fencing livestock management, rangeland health monitoring, water development, fire recovery support, and conservation planning. The district administers multiple government-funded grant programs (RHAP since 2010, PLEP, SWPP) that share project costs with landowners and offers free equipment checkout and seedling trees. Services are delivered directly by field technicians through site visits and supported by partnerships with NRCS, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.

Product overview

Sublette County Conservation District offers a portfolio of conservation programs and services focused on natural resource protection, wildlife habitat management, and sustainable land stewardship in Sublette County, Wyoming. The organization provides both technical programs (Wildlife & Habitat Program, Range Program, Surface Water Quality Program, Low-Tech Restoration, Fire Recovery) and equipment access programs (Checkout Equipment, Seedling Tree Program). Key specialized programs include Wildlife Friendly Fencing and Virtual Fence for wildlife-livestock coexistence, Water Development for sustainable water resource management, Private Lands Enhancement Program (PLEP) for sage-grouse habitat improvement, and Rangeland Health Assessment Program (RHAP) for cooperative monitoring. The district also offers Conservation Planning and educational outreach services, operating as a government conservation district rather than a commercial product company.

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Products and services

• Wildlife & Habitat Program Program assisting Wyoming Game and Fish Department with lek monitoring, including counting male and female birds for population estimates of wildlife species in Sublette County.
• Range Program Program collecting data on public and private land across Sublette County, including utilization and vegetation trend monitoring for both upland and riparian areas.
• Surface Water Quality Program Program collecting water samples and deploying continuous data collectors on streams and rivers across Sublette County, collecting samples four times annually beginning in late April.
• Low-Tech Restoration Program implementing low-tech process-based restoration structures including beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and Zeedyk (rock) structures across Sublette County to restore stream hydrology and riparian habitat.
• Wildlife Friendly Fencing Program modifying, replacing, or removing problematic fences to enhance wildlife passage for big game animals in migration corridors, delivered through the Upper Green River Basin Migration Fencing Initiative with NRCS and Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
• Virtual Fence Livestock management service using GPS-enabled on-animal collar technology with a base station that creates virtual pasture boundaries; livestock receive a warning sound approaching the boundary and a shock if they cross it, with control via computer software.
• Water Development Program partnering with landowners and agencies to sustainably develop and maintain water resources, including well conversions to solar, well rehabilitation, stock water wells, marina break water, streambank stability, and irrigation infrastructure.
• Private Lands Enhancement Program (PLEP) Grant-funded initiative to increase cover and forage for Greater sage-grouse and other species while helping landowners improve agricultural productivity through planting or interseeding projects, with 50% reimbursement for seed costs up to $2,500 per landowner on agriculturally zoned land.
• Rangeland Health Assessment Program (RHAP) Grant program administered through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture providing cooperative monitoring, education, and data collection for sustainable grazing, adaptive management strategies, and NEPA compliance support for permit renewals.
• Fire Recovery Program providing information on ecological fire recovery and private land wildfire recovery, including burn severity understanding, vegetation response, and restoration practices.
• Checkout Equipment Equipment rental program providing tools including 10' P&F Rangeland Drill, Ranchworx Aerator, Portable Corral and Load Out system, Hydraulic Chute Tub and Alley, and Portable Water Trailer System to landowners at no cost, requiring a $500,000 liability Certificate of Insurance, signed Use Agreement and Equipment Use Waiver.
• Seedling Tree Program Program providing tree seedlings for conservation and reforestation purposes on private lands in Sublette County.
• Conservation Planning Planning services to assist landowners with natural resource conservation on their properties in Sublette County.

Quantifiable outcome

• Virtual fencing program scaling: 460 cows collared/15,000 acres (2023) → 1,300 cows/120,000 acres (2024) → estimated 4,000 cows/370,000 acres (2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRCS partners with SCCD on the Upper Green River Basin Migration Fencing Initiative to identify and implement wildlife friendly fence modifications. NRCS provides technical and financial support for fence conversion projects benefiting wildlife passage.
• Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGFD works with SCCD on lek monitoring for sage-grouse and mule deer population estimates, and designates wildlife migration corridors (e.g., Sublette Mule Deer Herd Migration Corridor) where SCCD implements fencing initiatives.
• Wyoming Department of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers the Rangeland Health Assessment Program (RHAP) grant through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. RHAP began in 2010 and provides an avenue for cooperative monitoring, education, and data collection for sustainable grazing and NEPA compliance.
• Upper Green River Basin Sage Grouse Local Work GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCD partners with this group to implement and administer the Private Lands Enhancement Program (PLEP), a grant-funded initiative to increase cover and forage for Greater sage-grouse while helping landowners improve agricultural productivity.
• Upper Green River Basin Migration Fencing InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-partner initiative led in collaboration with NRCS and WGFD to enhance permeability for wildlife passage in the WGFD-designated Sublette Mule Deer Herd Migration Corridor and other crucial habitats.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Ducks Unlimited: Large nonprofit conservation organization focused on wetlands and waterfowl habitat. Comparable because it funds and delivers wetland/riparian restoration work analogous to SCCD's low-tech process-based restoration (BDAs, Zeedyk structures), but operates at a continental scale.
• National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD): National umbrella organization representing all 3,000+ U.S. conservation districts. Comparable because it sets policy, training, and funding frameworks for the entire conservation-district model SCCD operates within, making it the closest ecosystem-level peer even though it is not a direct operational counterpart.

Broad incumbents

• Wyoming Game and Fish Department: State wildlife agency conducting habitat, lek, and population monitoring plus designating wildlife migration corridors. Comparable because WGFD co-delivers wildlife and habitat programs with SCCD and designates the migration corridor underpinning SCCD's fencing initiative, though it has a statewide mission.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): USDA federal agency delivering the national portfolio of farm bill conservation programs, technical assistance, and cost-share funding. Comparable because NRCS is the primary federal funding and technical partner for SCCD's fencing, water development, and rangeland work, but operates nationally rather than within a single county.

Emerging players

• Quivira Coalition: Western nonprofit advancing regenerative ranching and working lands conservation through technical assistance, monitoring, and landowner education. Comparable because it addresses the same rancher/landowner conservation challenges SCCD tackles (grazing management, monitoring, water development) but with a multi-state regional scope rather than a single county.

Direct peers

• Park County Conservation District: Wyoming conservation district administering rangeland, water, wildlife habitat, and conservation planning programs in Park County. Directly comparable as a same-state, single-county district with parallel statutory scope and landowner-facing services.
• Sweetwater County Conservation District: Wyoming conservation district serving a single county with range, water, wildlife habitat, and erosion control programs. Directly comparable because it channels similar federal/state grants to local landowners via a small staff and free service delivery.
• Teton Conservation District: Neighboring Wyoming conservation district with the same statutory mandate to deliver soil, water, wildlife, and rangeland conservation programs to private landowners. Directly comparable because it operates an identical mix of grant-funded, free-to-landowner services within a single county.
• Lincoln Conservation District: Wyoming conservation district providing range, water quality, wildlife, and conservation planning services to landowners. Directly comparable as a same-state, same-mandate district with overlapping program offerings (range monitoring, water development, education/outreach).
• Big Horn Conservation District: Wyoming conservation district delivering soil, water, range, and wildlife conservation programs to landowners and permittees in Big Horn County. Directly comparable as a same-state political subdivision with overlapping program portfolio and funding model.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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