Two seats on the Soil and Water Conservation District are up for election. This five-member nonpartisan board was organized by concerned citizens of Duval County to help landowners and users to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources. News4Jax does not gather independent information on the candidates in these races, but the board posts statements from each online. GROUP 2John Barnes, Binod Kumar, John Nooney and Matthew Reimer are running for this seat. GROUP 4Lagarall Bates, Arthur Bides, Ashantae Green and Carter Jones are running for this seat.