The conservation district has been organized for the special purpose of assisting landowners and land users in solving soil and water resource problems, setting priorities for conservation work to be accomplished and coordinating the federal, state and local resources to carry out these programs.

The Franklin County Conservation District is a non-profit organization that was organized June 2, 1947 under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 262. The Conservation District is a subdivision of State Government and is funded primarily by the Franklin County Fiscal Court in the form of a millage tax. The Conservation District is operated by a locally elected seven member board.