Our Mission: "Working to Develop Human and Natural Resources through Cooperative Efforts."

Our Purpose and Vision: "To empower local people to take a proactive role in improving their standard of living and quality of life.  To serve as a "catalyst" to create partnerships needed to successfully achieve economic, human and natural resource development while maintaining an environmental ethic."

Our Area: We are proud to serve 14 Counties in West Central Minnesota. These counties include Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Todd, Wadena, Wilken, Cass, Crow Wing, Ottertail, Morrison, Stevens and Traverse.

Our Work:  We are a "local people's program", Grassroots efforts are extremely important in making things happen.  It is the communities that we serve that determine our area work plan.  Our communities currently see opportunities and issues in the following areas:

                                *  Community and Economic Development

                                *  Natural Resource Conservation, Protection, Improvement and Sustainability

                                *  Renewable Energy

                                *  Improved Human Services

                                *  Public Safety

Our Successes:  WesMin RC&D has assisted local people and others to successfully complete 640 projects during the last 40 years.  The projects total $85,705,243 in federal, state and foundation grants and donations with over $15,980,000 of In-Kind donations. 

All programs and assistance of RC&D are available without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.