'It is time for reconciliation' | Spokane City Council acknowledges city land is built on land of the Spokane Tribe of Indians | krem.com
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Longtime conservation leader abruptly fired by Lands Council board of directors | The Spokesman-Review
Mike Petersen, a longtime conservation advocate and executive director of the Lands Council, was fired by the board of directors March 5. Petersen had worked at the council for nearly 30 years.
Coalition Advocates for Bolstered Conservation Funding - NACD
Today, 70 leading agriculture, conservation and wildlife groups delivered a letter to Congress requesting robust funding for conservation programs and technical assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations.
In the letter, American Farmland Trust (AFT), the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other signatories called upon House and Senate appropriators to provide needed robust increases to discretionary United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation funding and reject any cuts to farm bill conservation programs through the FY22 appropriations process.
Lewis Conservation District and Weyerhaeuser Company team up to remove fish passage barrier on West Fork Chehalis River | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
CHEHALIS – Starting in summer 2021, construction will begin to remove a fish passage barrier on the West Fork Chehalis River. In partnership with Weyerhaeuser Company, Lewis Conservation District is sponsoring this river restoration project to open seven miles of previously isolated stream habitat for salmon and steelhead.
State will reassess counties on Monday to determine which ones will stay in Phase 3 | KOMO
Nine counties across the state may be in danger of rolling back a phase in the state's Roadmap to Recovery plan next week, according to data on the state's COVID-19 phase and risk assessment dashboard.
A decision about each county's future is expected on Monday, April 12.
Civics 101: What Is A Legislative Rules Committee With Sen. Andy Billig | Spokane Public Radio
Andy Billig: “I counted once and found there were 37 places that a bill could die along the legislative process, but really no place where it can get a direct route to becoming a law..."
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Washington State FSA Update - USDA Announces Funding Available to Organizations to Assist Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers under Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz Launches Wildfire Ready Program in Chelan County Monday – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz was in Wenatchee Monday morning to announce the launch of the Wildfire Ready program.
After decades of uncertainty, Nooksack Tribe and Lummi Nation aim to finalize water rights in Whatcom County | The Western Front
The Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe have partnered to advocate for water rights resolution in the Nooksack River basin.
Employment Opportunity: Senior Director of Stewardship Programs : King Conservation District
King Conservation District is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as Senior Director of Stewardship Programs.
What is Social engineering? How Does it work? - CSN
Social Engineering is a technique that is performed by cybercriminals who indulge in exploiting human weaknesses. The act of Social Engineering involves various techniques all of which involve the manipulation of human psychology.
Navigating Conflict in These Uncertain Times - PA TIMES Online | PA TIMES Online
With leadership theorists offering encyclopedic volumes of advice, successful leadership may appear to be more of a hope—like finding the right book in the Library of Congress—than a goal one can actualize.
Elusive as successful leadership practice may be, it needn’t be a vain hope…even in today’s uncertain times.
Soil moisture drives year-to-year change in land carbon uptake
Earth's land ecosystems absorb a large portion of all the carbon dioxide emissions produced by human activities, helping to slow global warming. On average for a given year, plants and soil take up, or ...
NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change
It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.
The struggle to share a shrinking resource — Northwest salmon | The Seattle Times
You see this in a new joint riparian habitat initiative that will provide a uniform, science-based management approach to salmon recovery. We need greater protection for the stream side vegetation that lowers water temperatures, filters pollutants and reduces sediment that smothers salmon eggs.
USDA Celebrates 5 Million Acres Enrolled in Conservation Easements | NRCS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and private landowners have partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland — an area the size of New Jersey. Since October, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has enrolled 110,000 acres in new conservation easements, bringing USDA to this important conservation milestone.
Cliff Mass Weather Blog: A Cold Spring That Won't Go Away
This winter has been dominated by La Nina. a period of below-normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific. The implications of La Nina have been profound for the West Coast, with above-normal snowpack in the Northwest and dry conditions over the southwest U.S.
Biden proposes $100 billion to bring broadband to all Americans | Successful Farming
“Broadband is the new electricity,” said the White House. “It is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school learning, health care, and to stay connected. Yet, by one definition, more than 30 million Americans live in areas where there is no broadband infrastructure that provides minimally acceptable speeds. Americans in rural areas and on tribal lands particularly lack adequate access.”
Zero flu deaths reported in Washington for first time | KOMO
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- It appears the extensive precautions Washington residents have taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have worked to prevent other illnesses from spreading as well, including the flu.
Survey shows rural-urban divide in Oregon over remote working | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Residents of rural areas think working from home is temporary and as soon as the threat of the pandemic ends, everyone will return to the office.
Rural broadband is on Biden’s infrastructure list | Successful Farming
DURING HIS CAMPAIGN, BIDEN SAID HE WOULD “EXPAND BROADBAND, OR WIRELESS BROADBAND VIA 5G, TO EVERY AMERICAN.
Assistance Available For Central Washington Producers Impacted By Labor Day Fire – PNW AG Network
Producers in southcentral Washington impacted by a wildfire Labor Day weekend near Kahlotus may receive financial assistance from the FSA. The department is implementing the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) due to damage caused by this wildfire to livestock fence and livestock water troughs. The Monday September 7th fire was exacerbated by high winds and burned a large portion of Washington’s Franklin County.
Once Imperiled, America's Bald Eagle Populations Are Soaring | Northwest Public Broadcasting
The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 U.S. states — a population once on the brink of extinction — has quadrupled in the last dozen years to more than 316,000, federal wildlife officials say, despite steep declines in other American bird populations.
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USDA Rolls Out Pandemic Assistance – PNW AG Network
The USDA has announced their multi-billion-dollar Pandemic Assistance for Producers, which aims to fill in gaps from CFAP. The new effort puts at least $6 billion into new programs to reach a broader set of producers than earlier efforts, including small and minority, specialty crop and organic producers.
False Self-True Self: The Perils of Living a Lie to Fit In | Psychology Today
This may mean we should all ask ourselves the question: Am I living a lie to fit in?
'Good chance were looking at the beginning of a fourth wave,' King County health official says
Now is not the time to let up.
That's the message from a King County health official, who warned Friday about increasing cases and hospitalizations in the county, coupled with the spread of variants of concern and continued limited vaccine supply.
Spokane-Pend Oreille County WA FSA Updates
Multiple Counties Eligible for Emergency Loans Following Presidential Disaster Declaration
Hello? Will the state give corporations control of its water? – Methow Valley News
If you lived in Twisp after the town lost its water rights, irrigated spawning salmon in your farm fields or waited in vain for water to appear at the empty end of the Methow Valley Irrigation District’s ditch, you understand water trouble.