Tom serves as the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Conservation Districts, a nonprofit organization formed in 1942 to serve and support Washington's conservation districts.
Using a different branch of game theory, the group found that willingness to altruistically help strangers depends on shared knowledge about moral reputations, and that… Continue Reading Shared Truth Is Key to Human Cooperation | Psychology TodayContinue Reading
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released the final rule for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which enables agricultural producers and… Continue Reading Updates to Conservation Easements Strengthens Protection for Farmlands, Grasslands and Wetlands | NRCSContinue Reading
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer joined with colleagues from Washington, California and Arizona Tuesday in sending a… Continue Reading Western Members Of Congress Call For Investigation Into Slashed Spotted Owl Protections By Interior | Northwest Public BroadcastingContinue Reading
OLYMPIA — Legislation to help honey bees and other pollinators stresses habitat and education, while steering clear of neonicotinoids and parasitic varroa mites.Senate Bill 5253… Continue Reading Washington lawmakers look at consensus bee bill | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
WACD updated the District Directory on February 4, 2021. We’ve also updated some of the region-level contact lists (restricted to members and partners). Download the… Continue Reading New District Directory now availableContinue Reading
NACD’s Southwest Region Representative is responsible for providing assistance to the association’s member conservation districts and NACD Board of Directors to advance conservation, resource development… Continue Reading NACD seeks Southwest Region RepresentativeContinue Reading
NACD has published a prospectus on collaborating with NACD, and on page 14 is the description of the new Friends of NACD grant program: The… Continue Reading Friends of NACD grant programContinue Reading
[lwptoc] Deadlines February contains two key deadlines for policy and fiscal committees. February 15 marks the cutoff deadline for policy bills to advance from committee.… Continue Reading Legislative Bulletin – Week 3 – January 25-29, 2021Continue Reading
District Manager (full-time, salaried) The Whatcom Conservation District seeks to hire a motivational leader to support a strong team of dedicated professionals in fulfilling the mission… Continue Reading Whatcom CD seeks a motivational leaderContinue Reading
When someone says or does something that is not aligned with your value set, what do you do? Do you speak up (possibly before thinking… Continue Reading Executive Corner: Speak up or stay silent?Continue Reading
