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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.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority […]

The ruling ends the wolf trapping season in northern and eastern Idaho between March 1 and Nov. 31, when grizzlies are out of their dens.

A constitutional battle is shaping up over whether the U.S. government can force the owners and top employees of small businesses to send their addresses and photo IDs to federal financial crime investigators. The Biden administration has appealed a decision by a federal judge in Alabama, who ruled the Corporate Transparency Act exceeded the powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.