Dallas Ford of Tivoli was elected to represent subdivision 5 of the Copano Bay Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Copano Bay SWCD’s headquarters is located in Refugio.

Ford is a current member of the Refugio Groundwater Conservation District.

J.D. McGuill, chairman of the district sai the Copano Bay SWCD’s purpose is to make available to local landowners and operators, technical, financial and educational resources to help them to better conserve the soil, water and related resources which they manage or own.

“We want to welcome Dallas Ford as a member of our board of directors,” McGuill said. “As a member of our board, he will play a significant role in helping our entire board provide technical assistance to our district cooperators who wish to implement conservation programs on their land.”