WACD testified in opposition to HB 2154 On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, WACD Executive Director Tom Salzer testified in opposition to House Bill 2154 titled:… Continue Reading WACD testified in opposition to HB 2154Continue Reading
Multifunctional Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and Greenways The USDA National Agroforestry Center in partnership with the Savanna Institute is pleased to announce the… Continue Reading Multifunctional Buffers: Design Guidelines for Buffers, Corridors, and GreenwaysContinue Reading
USDA offers aid to flood-damaged Washington farms, ranches Washington farmers and ranchers who suffered losses in flooding in December may be eligible for compensation or… Continue Reading USDA offers aid to flood-damaged Washington farms, ranchesContinue Reading
New NRCS Regenerative Pilot Program In December 2025, NRCS launched the NRCS Regenerative Pilot Program, a farmer first, outcomes-based approach to conservation designed to return the… Continue Reading New NRCS Regenerative Pilot ProgramContinue Reading
A couple in northeast Washington spent 30 years restoring a neglected tree farm. Last month, they donated it for research Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico,… Continue Reading A couple in northeast Washington spent 30 years restoring a neglected tree farm. Last month, they donated it for researchContinue Reading
Washington Conservation Districts Make the Case for Sustainable Wildfire Resilience On September 14, 2025, a brushfire erupted in south Seattle, damaging four homes and hospitalizing… Continue Reading Washington Conservation Districts Make the Case for Sustainable Wildfire ResilienceContinue Reading
USDA Designates Three Washington Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Area for Drought This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Continue Reading USDA Designates Three Washington Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Area for DroughtContinue Reading
Where have all the sage grouse gone? A conservation mystery in south-central Washington In south-central Washington’s patchwork of sagebrush and agricultural fields, one man is… Continue Reading Where have all the sage grouse gone?Continue Reading
Fridays on the Farm: Growing Holiday Cheer in Washington State Washington cranberry growers, like Nick, have had to deal with many obstacles to keep their… Continue Reading Fridays on the Farm: Growing Holiday Cheer in Washington StateContinue Reading
View the Skokomish River in Flood…Live! Those photos you’ve seen in years past of salmon swimming across a flooded road? That was probably the Skokomish… Continue Reading View the Skokomish River in Flood…Live!Continue Reading
