NACD RELEASES 2023 FARM BILL RECOMMENDATIONS Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) released policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill. Over… Continue Reading NACD Releases 2023 Farm Bill RecommendationsContinue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the open application period for the 2023 Urban and Community Conservation (UAC) grant initiative. The… Continue Reading NACD Announces Application Period for Urban and Community Conservation GrantsContinue Reading
Note: first published December 16, 2022 and updated January 9, 2023. The Washington Department of Ecology has issued the first four chapters of what will… Continue Reading Ecology issues ‘voluntary clean water guidance’ for farmsContinue Reading
NRCS Riparian Buffer Program Now Available to Producers Background Elevated water temperatures and sedimentation of waterways has negatively impacted salmon habitat across Washington. As a… Continue Reading NRCS Riparian Buffer Program Now Available to ProducersContinue Reading
The Least-Conflict Solar Siting Project poses the question: Where can utility-scale solar be developed in the Columbia Plateau region while also ensuring that important natural… Continue Reading WSU: Least-Conflict Solar SitingContinue Reading
The Washington state office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is launching a new voluntary Riparian Buffer Program in fiscal year 2023 that will… Continue Reading NRCS announces new riparian buffer programContinue Reading
The Washington State Soil Health Initiative (WaSHI), with support from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE), is happy to announce SoilCon 2023. This free,… Continue Reading Taking Soil Health Principles to Practice: SoilCon 2023Continue Reading
Harmful algal blooms (HABs), caused by the proliferation of cyanobacteria, can cause human and wildlife illness and even death. In 2021, the Washington Association of… Continue Reading HABs Work Group Produces Report and RecommendationsContinue Reading
Applications are now open for the USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grants which must be submitted by October 5th at 8:00pm. A webinar is scheduled for… Continue Reading USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant Open for ApplicationsContinue Reading
Currently there are 32 large uncontained fires in the United States that are being fully suppressed. Another 39 are not being fully suppressed: 17 in… Continue Reading A brief look at large wildfires in the United States this week | Wildfire TodayContinue Reading
