WACD Reading List

(The Center Square) – The Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission voted to approve the acquisition of Springwood Ranch in an effort to save declining salmon populations and secure water supplies.

Washington’s wolf population increased by 20% last year, the 15th year in a row that the number of endangered gray wolves has grown.

A mound of potatoes unloaded from 10 semitrucks by the Hutterite community just west of Airway Heights on Friday has sparked a free-food frenzy, with droves of people bringing trailers and buckets to get their free taters.

Moore-Merrell keynotes International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

It would cost the state about $7.5 billion to repair culverts that violate Indigenous fishing rights, but millions from the U.S. government could help.

Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their lowest in nearly four years at the same time costs including equipment and transport remain high.

The Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency for most of Washington.

More than 60 Oregon cities have diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But as the City of Bend recently saw, a national political movement to end these programs can energize hatred toward local leaders.

A move by the federal government to protect an inland turtle that lives in freshwater and wetlands mainly west of the Cascades is drawing support from thousands of environmentalists but opposition from farm groups that fear a potential listing would bring unwanted restrictions. The northwestern pond turtle or western pond turtle ranges from coastal Washington, […]

More than 400 Washington farmers in 20 counties may have their Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program payments ended or reduced, continuing the fallout from government errors in overseeing the salmon-enhancement program.

The frantic pace of always-on culture needs to slow down.

Technologies and organizations should be redesigned to intermittently isolate people from each other's work for best collective performance in solving complex problems.

USDA-NRCS is accepting RCPP project proposals from April 3, 2024 until July 2, 2024.

1974 Forest Practices Act laid foundation for logging rules in Washington’s forests

Final EIS evaluates the impacts of possible actions, but it is not a final decision.

Demand from school districts like Port Townsend is outpacing state funding for the farm-to-school program in Washington.

California is about to launch an experiment to cover aqueducts with solar panels, a plan that if scaled up might save billions of gallons of otherwise evaporated water while powering millions of homes.

The EPA has new mitigation requirements for pesticide applicators. Here are tips and step-by-step instructions for how to comply.

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 01, 2024 CONTACT: Candice Abinanti candice-abinanti@nacdnet.org NACD Leads Letter Supporting Technical Assistance and Conservation Programs in Federal Spending Bill Washington, D.C. – On March 29, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a coalition of agriculture and conservation organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House and

Leading a nonprofit can be an isolating and exhausting experience, so preventing burnout is key to an organization’s long-term success.

NRCS is investing up to $22 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance through GLCI.

The Biden administration has restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.

Fewer U.S. workers seem to be moving across state and county lines to “follow the season” for farm labor in Washington. Meanwhile, more guest workers are being hired.

The proposal would impact 77 land uses — including grazing — across millions of acres.

OLYMPIA — According to an announcement from the Columbia Basin Development League, CBDL, in collaboration with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, and South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, are celebrating the signing of House Bill 1752 by Gov. Jay Inslee. According to the announcement, this legislation addresses technical challenges in managing water resources within the Columbia Basin Project. HB 1752 authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to apply for and obtain approval for water right modifications, an adaptation allowing more acres to be irrigated within the CBP without compromising the watershed. The statement said the bill was sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and actively supported by the CBDL and the CBP irrigation districts.

Organic farming is often touted as a more sustainable solution for food production, leveraging natural forms of pest control to promote eco-friendly cultivation.