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.
HB 1380 – Restoring the business and occupation and public utility tax exemption for custom farming and hauling farm products. Would restore a previous tax… Continue Reading Week 3: Bills IntroducedContinue Reading
Thurston Conservation District seeks a dynamic, creative, and critical thinker with experience engineering conservation projects and working with diverse communities to join our collaborative team… Continue Reading Thurston CD is recruiting for a District EngineerContinue Reading
COVID-19 Update All COVID protocols continue. They have become an important part of the routine around here. Everyone remains healthy due in part to everyone’s… Continue Reading Plant Materials Center update: January 28, 2021Continue Reading
Thank you to those who took the time to provide feedback to us regarding WACD’s weekly 5 Things newsletter. We conclude that the majority of… Continue Reading Results of the 5 Things newsletter surveyContinue Reading
Week of January 18-22 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is annually one of the busiest days on campus, with busloads full of constituents travelling from… Continue Reading Week 2: Legislative updateContinue Reading
On January 20th, the President issued an Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-the-federal-workforce-and-requiring-mask-wearing This means that any conservation district employee… Continue Reading Masks now required in USDA workspacesContinue Reading
The Benton Soil and Water Conservation District (Corvallis, Oregon) is hiring a full-time Natural Resource Conservation Program Manager. Please follow the link to view the… Continue Reading Benton SWCD (Oregon) seeks a Natural Resource Conservation Program ManagerContinue Reading
As of January 22, 2021 Committee Meetings for Week of January 25 Tuesday, January 26 10:00am –House Local Government Public Hearing: HB 1180 – Concerning… Continue Reading Week 3: Bills and Hearings of InterestContinue Reading
Columbia Conservation District is hiring a Full-Time Financial Manager. Position responsibility includes governmental and grant management, higher level HR functions and required reporting. Compensation depends… Continue Reading Columbia CD seeks full-time Financial ManagerContinue Reading
Kenai SWCD seeks district manager Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District, located in Southcentral Alaska, is accepting applications through Feb. 16, 2021 for the position… Continue Reading Job Posting: District Manager in Southcentral AlaskaContinue Reading
