WASHINGTON, Thurston CD – The Thurston Conservation District seeks to hire a full-time Executive Director. The Executive Director provides the …
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Cascadia CD Awarded Grant Money for Forest Program
WASHINGTON, Cascadia CD – The Cascadia Conservation District received a $4,200 grant to help with their “Kids in the Creek …
Salmon recovery efforts highlighted in Yakima Basin
WASHINGTON, North Yakima CD – Cowiche Creek is a good place to start when it comes to salmon and steelhead …
Portland area conservation district tests new ways to stop loss of farmland
OREGON, East Multnomah SWCD – The recently released Census of Agriculture shows that farmland is being lost in the Portland …
Conservation district educates Kirkland residents on responsible stewardship and shoreline restoration
WASHINGTON, King CD – The King Conservation District (KCD) partnered with Lake Washington Christian Church in Kirkland to educate residents …
Producers receive soil, water grants with help of Resource Conservation District
CALIFORNIA, RCD of Tehama County – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation recently …
Mason Conservation District seeks volunteers for Skokomish Estuary work
WASHINGTON, Mason CD – Mason Conservation District is seeking volunteers to pull scotch broom and other invasive species at the …
San Mateo RCD to start dredging Butano Creek
CALIFORNIA, San Mateo RCD – Last Friday, the San Mateo Resource Conservation District officially marked the start of the dredging …
Volunteers enjoy ‘a little bit of archaeology’ at Napa River cleanup
CALIFORNIA, Napa County RCD – An abandoned shopping cart, rubber chicken, drug paraphernalia and window blinds might not be the …
Pollinator-Friendly Urban Spaces and Working Lands
CALIFORNIA, Gold Ridge RCD and the RCD of Greater San Diego – The Gold Ridge RCD (GRRCD) and the RCD …
RCD is Hiring – Forester – Napa County RCD
CALIFORNIA, Napa County RCD – Are you interested in conserving, protecting, and restoring natural resources? Do you get excited about …
Snohomish Conservation District Seeks Executive Director
WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD – The Executive Director provides the leadership and vision to implement the mission and values of the …
Recruitment for three positions with the Harney SWCD, Oregon
OREGON, Harney SWCD – The Harney Soil and Water Conservation District is recruiting for three positions: district manager, administrative assistance, …
Crews clean up Garrison Creek
WASHINGTON, Walla Walla County CD – The Walla Walla County Conservation District and Washington Conservation Corps recently cleared trash, sediment, …
Washington conservation commission calls meeting on elections
WASHINGTON – The Washington State Conservation Commission will review how conservation district supervisors are elected in response to concerns about …
‘Soil Your Undies’ deemed a success
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD – Last summer Clackamas Soil and Conservation District began a campaign to persuade landowners to “soil their …
Partnerships, financial aid helping Clark Conservation District stay afloat
WASHINGTON, Clark CD – A few months ago, it wasn’t clear if the district could continue to offer free technical …
Washington faces especially bad wildfire season
WASHINGTON, Skagit CD – With less precipitation than normal so far in 2019 and snowpack in the North Cascades depleting …
Wasco, Sherman districts win recognition
OREGON, Wasco SWCD, Sherman SWCD – The Wasco and Sherman Soil and Water Conservation Districts USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service …
Volunteers sought to help remove invasive plants
OREGON, Benton County SWCD – The Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting its sixth annual Let’s Pull …
Ten Mile Creek rejuvenated with native plantings
WASHINGTON, Whatcom CD – With Earth Day approaching Monday, more than 180 volunteers pitched in to help plant 560 native-species …
Salmon Summit volunteer helps students release salmon
WASHINGTON, Benton CD – A Salmon Summit volunteer is teaching Tri-Cities school children about fish, the outdoors and conservation with …
Job: District Manager Position
OREGON, Grant SWCD – Grant Soil & Water Conservation District, based in John Day, OR is seeking to fill its …
Invasive Species Program Coordinator
OREGON, Yamhill SWCD – The Invasive Species Program Coordinator (Coordinator) will manage a roadside inventory project and act as the …
3 Oregon Soil and Water Conservation Districts earn statewide recognition for outstanding service
This year, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recognized two Oregon SWCDs and one SWCD employee who have done …
Supes to appoint Climate Action committee Tuesday
CALIFORNIA, Mendocino County RCD – At its next meeting Tuesday, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a …
Removing the plants that clog the Salinas River
CALIFORNIA, RCD of Monterey County – The tall, bamboo-like plants clustered in dense thickets along sections of the Salinas River …
Conservation district to pursue tax request
WASHINGTON, Skagit CD – The Skagit Conservation District plans to pursue a tax request to help pay for the district’s …
Water violation fines fund several conservation district projects
WASHINGTON – Fines paid for water quality violations in Washington in the last few years will fund $331,000 in projects …
Vets on the Farm expands beyond Spokane County
WASHINGTON, Spokane CD – Since the Spokane Conservation District founded the Vets on the Farm program in Spokane County in …
Clallam Conservation District eyes rates and charges
WASHINGTON, Clallam CD – The Clallam Conservation District is looking to implement rates and charges to property owners as it …
Conservation districts honor two for service
IDAHO, East Cassia SWCD, West Cassia SWCD – East Cassia Soil & Water Conservation District honored Connor White for his …
Skagit Conservation District selected for state grant
WASHINGTON, Skagit CD – Fines paid for water quality violations in Washington in the last few years will fund a …
Ecology Department grants water quality funds to conservation districts
WASHINGTON, Stevens County CD, Grant County CD, Whitman CD – The Stevens County Conservation District was awarded $45,000 to improve …
Outdoors film festival to benefit conservation work
CALIFORNIA, RCD of Tehama County – The Wild & Scenic Film Festival, created to bring about conservation conversations in the …
Local officials weigh in on governor’s wildfire emergency declaration
CALIFORNIA,Calaveras County RCD – Calaveras County Resource Conservation District (RCD) Executive Director Gordon Long said “it was disappointing” that the …
Partners combine efforts to tackle invasive weeds along Clackamas River
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD – An initiative now in its third year aims to coordinate efforts between federal, state, regional, and …
Conservation videos from Washington State – Pacific Region Press
WASHINGTON – The creative folks at the Washington State Conservation Commission have partnered with NXNW Productions and the show Washington Grown to produce short videos about …
State Conservation Commission appoints Carol Smith as new director
OLYMPIA, WA – On March 21, members of the Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC) unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Carol …
Moses Lake Watershed Council and Grant County CD addressing lake water quality concerns
WASHINGTON, Grant County CD – The Moses Lake Watershed Council, formed after high levels of toxic blue-green algae in the …
High-tech fight on aquatic invasive plants in Lake Tahoe shows promising results
CALIFORNIA, Tahoe RCD – A pilot program that used ultraviolet light to combat aquatic invasive plants has shown promising results. …
Okanogan CD hosting classes about fire mitigation
WASHINGTON, Okanogan CD – Wenatchee Valley College in partnership with Okanogan Conservation District and Okanogan County Economic Alliance, is hosting …
Snohomish Conservation District youth art contest winners
WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD – The Snohomish Conservation District had a youth art contest on the theme wildlife habitat tied to …
Snohomish CD opening for Community Conservation Resource Specialist
WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD – The Snohomish Conservation District is seeking candidates for the position of Community Conservation Resource Specialist. This …
April deadline for Teton EQIP proposals
IDAHO, Teton SCD – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will take applications through April 19 for Friends of the …
Budget meeting for Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD – A public meeting of the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District’s Budget Committee will be held …
VSP in the Foster Creek CD
WASHINGTON, Foster Creek CD – Are you an agricultural operator in Douglas County? If so, then the Voluntary Stewardship Program …
Fuels Reduction & Fire Prevention Education Program Coordinator position reopened
CALIFORNIA, Glenn County RCD – According to the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, this position announcement has been re-opened. …
Suisun RCD gets grant to improve Belden’s Landing
CALIFORNIA, Suisun RCD – Efforts to improve the facilities at Belden’s Landing and to eradicate the corn-looking phragmites and replace …
Conservation Commission hiring Puget Sound Regional Manager – application deadline extended
This posting has been reopened and extended. If you previously applied, you do not need to re-apply. Application review will …
Clark CD seeking Stewardship Forester
WASHINGTON, Clark CD – The District is currently hiring for a Stewardship Forester position. Screening for this position begins March …
Adapting to Changing Needs through Urban Agriculture
CALIFORNIA, Riverside-Corona RCD – The area that Riverside-Corona RCD (RCRCD) encompasses was once famous for its thriving sea of navel …
Full-time position: Conservation Project Coordinator | San Mateo County RCD
CALIFORNIA, San Mateo RCD – The San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) seeks to fill a full-time position for a …
Fighting to keep the local NRCS Office open
IDAHO, Clearwater SWCD – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is planning on closing their Orofino office. This would leave …
Santa Rosa Creek Road in Cambria to undergo construction
CALIFORNIA, Upper Salinas-Las Tablas RCD – Some Cambria, California, roads, including an embattled section of Santa Rosa Creek Road, will …
Funding available for conservation projects in Kittitas County
WASHINGTON, Kittitas County CD – Farmers, ranchers and landowners in Kittitas County have until March 15 to apply for funding …
Job Announcement: WeedWise Program Specialist – Clackamas SWCD
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD – The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a WeedWise Program Specialist. Closing Date: All materials …
Library to host ‘Science on the Palouse’ presentation
WASHINGTON, Whitman CD – “Multifunctional Landscape: Creating Beneficial Habitats” will be the focus of February’s “Science on the Palouse” presentation …
Job: Resource Specialist – Lake Whatcom Homeowner Incentive Program Project Coordinator
WASHINGTON, Whatcom CD – Whatcom Conservation District is partnering with Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to offer the …
Job: Natural Resource Planner Job Opening
WASHINGTON, Okanogan CD – The Okanogan Conservation District is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill a Natural Resource Planner …
Jobs: NR Planner and Conservation Program Specialist
WASHINGTON, Whidbey Island CD – Whidbey Island Conservation District is accepting applications for two full-time, non-exempt salaried, & benefited positions: Natural Resource …
Full Time Position: Water Quality Program Coordinator | San Mateo County RCD
We are looking for a new team member to help identify sources of local water pollution and implement solutions to …
District invasive weed program coordinator to talk about invasive weed management
OREGON, Tillamook SWCD – On Feb. 14, the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council hosts Troy Abercrombie for his talk “A Marginally …
Community gardening has increased sevenfold in Spokane area
WASHINGTON, Spokane CD – When Patricia Munts, small farms and agriculture coordinator at Washington State University Spokane County Extension, began …
Resource Conservation District leads community collaboration to restore Lions Lake at Nevada County Fairgrounds
CALIFORNIA, Nevada County RCD – What’s old yet newer than it’s ever been? That would be Lions Lake at the …
New “Living With Fire” Website Packed With Info
CALIFORNIA, Tahoe RCD – Tahoe Resource Conservation District and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension have redesigned and updated the Tahoe …
Solano district continues projects that include 2,000 child, teen scientists
CALIFORNIA, Solano RCD – The Solano Resource Conservation District continues efforts this month to engage more than 2,000 Solano County …
Soil health workshop set Feb. 6 in south central Idaho
IDAHO, Minidoka SWCD, West Cassia SWCD, East Cassia SWCD – The fifth annual Soil Health Workshop is scheduled Feb. 6 …
Climate Champions honors Napa County Resource Conservation District
CALIFORNIA, Napa County RCD – As climate change threatens California with increasing drought, the work of the RCD is more …
Puget Sound Regional Manager (WMS2)
WASHINGTON – The Washington State Conservation Commission is seeking to fill the Puget Sound Regional Manager position. Application review will …
Preparing for Wildfire Season in Nevada County, California
CALIFORNIA, Nevada County RCD – Brush clearing is the gift that keeps on giving, there is always more to cut. …
Hawaii poster contest winners
HAWAII, East and West Kauai SWCD – J.W. Nelson of the Hawaii Association of Conservation Districts, Jenni Scotti of the …
Shasta County homeowners near burned areas receive letter offering erosion control
CALIFORNIA, Western Shasta RCD — Some residents in Shasta County have received letters in the mail about erosion control to …
Historic mining sites reclaimed for fish
OREGON, Grant SWCD — Two fish habitat improvement projects were completed this year in tributaries of the Middle Fork of …
Job Opportunity – District Manager – WICD
WASHINGTON, Whidbey Island CD — Whidbey Island Conservation District is accepting applications for a full-time, exempt, salaried, and benefited position …
Voluntary plans to preserve farming in place in 27 Washington State counties
WASHINGTON, Washington State Conservation Commission — Voluntary guidelines for protecting wetlands, wildlife habitat and other environmentally sensitive ground are now …
Conservation district tax request postponed until spring
WASHINGTON, Skagit CD — The Skagit Conservation District will not ask the Skagit County Board of Commissioners this year to …
Grant for fish apartments to help steelhead in Asotin Creek
WASHINGTON, Palouse CD — The Palouse Conservation District hopes a recently received grant will help bring more steelhead back to …
Winston-Dillard selected for National Water Quality Initiative to improve drinking water sources
OREGON, Douglas SWCD — The cities of Winston and Dillard have been selected for assistance through a federal program to …
Job: Resource Specialist with Clark CD
WASHINGTON, Clark CD — The Clark Conservation District is currently hiring for a Resource Specialist position. Screening for this position …
EID awarded $2 million in grants to improve watershed
CALIFORNIA, El Dorado County RCD — Recently its efforts have been supplemented by support from the El Dorado County Resource …
New method for conservation panel OK’d after elections abandoned
CALIFORNIA, Ventura County RCD — The board of a Ventura County conservation district will be chosen by a new method …
Idaho conservation efforts against severe drought
IDAHO, Portneuf SWCD — Farmers in Idaho always pray for rain, and more than half of the state is considered …
Clallam Conservation District’s offers fall natural landscaping course
WASHINGTON, Clallam CD — Sign-ups are being accepted for Clallam Conservation District’s fall natural landscaping course.The interactive course includes three …
County council votes down fee for conservation district
WASHINGTON, Clark CD — The Clark Conservation District will have to look elsewhere for funding sources after the Clark County …
Agricultural Equipment Rental Program Helping Farmers
ALASKA, Kenai SWCD — The Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District is expanding a program that rents out agricultural equipment …
Thurston County to Take Public Comments on Thurston Conservation District Rates and Charges
WASHINGTON, Thurston CD — The Thurston County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing…to receive public comments on the …
Clark County Council nixes conservation district fee
WASHINGTON, Clark CD — Citing costs to taxpayers and redundancies in service, the Clark County Council has for a second …
Conservation District considering tax
WASHINGTON, Skagit CD — The Skagit Conservation District is considering asking the Skagit County Board of Commissioners to institute a …
County council to hear proposal from Clark Conservation District
WASHINGTON, Clark CD — The Clark County Council will again hear a proposal to charge property owners a few dollars …
Bothell neighbors conserve with rain gardens
WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD — The Snohomish Conservation District is partnering with King County and the city of Bothell to install …
Snohomish County community coming together to grow produce for food banks
WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD — The Snohomish Conservation District is expanding their Lawns to Lettuce program, which encourages everyone from farmers …
Pierce Conservation District hosts vegetable and poultry farm walk
WASHINGTON, Pierce CD — Join Pierce Conservation District for a visit to an 11-acre vegetable and poultry farm just five …
Possible Changes to Conservation District
WASHINGTON, Thurston CD — The Thurston Conservation District may be changing from an assessment based form of revenue to a …
Extension service to offer small farms program in Scio
OREGON, Linn County SWCD — The Oregon State University Extension Service Small Farms program and the Linn Soil & Water …
Two conservation district supervisors face possible ouster
WASHINGTON, Thurston CD — Two Thurston County Conservation District supervisors will face a public hearing in October on whether …
Clackamas Soil and Water ‘hits reset’ on headquarters
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD — By a 5-2 vote last month, CSWCD board members settled on a 8,542-square-foot Conservation Resource Center …
Keeping Lake Tahoe clean with bottom barriers
CALIFORNIA, Tahoe RCD — The Tahoe Resource Conservation District is partnering with The Tahoe Fund and Tahoe Water Suppliers Association …
Mendocino and Trinity RCDs awarded funds to reduce fire threat, improve forest health
CALIFORNIA, Mendocino County RCD and Trinity County RCD — While California experiences another destructive fire season, the California Department of …
Whatcom CD helps in fish rescue mission
WASHINGTON, Whatcom CD — With fish in trouble due to lack of stream flow, the agricultural community worked alongside the …
IN MEMORIUM: Robert A. ‘Bob’ Hendrickson, Wahkiakum CD
WASHINGTON, Wahkiakum CD — Lifelong Wahkiakum County resident Robert A. ‘Bob’ Hendrickson, 88, of Cathlamet passed away July 30, 2018. …
Landowner Describes Salmon Passage Project
WASHINGTON, Lewis CD — Landowner Bob Russel describes this project to provide more spawning ground for native salmon. Working with …
Napa County RCD receives funds to promote soil health assessments
CALIFORNIA, Napa County RCD — The Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD) will promote soil health assessments and field trial …
Job: Farm and Forest Natural Resource Specialist with Whidbey Island Conservation District
WASHINGTON, Whidbey Island CD — The Whidbey Island Conservation District is accepting applications for a full-time, non-exempt position of Farm …
Salmon and dams can co-exist because new technology makes dam removal unnecessary
WASHINGTON, Benton CD — Rachel Little, Biologist and Outreach Coordinator for 15 years for Benton Conservation District, talks about salmon …
Welcome: Heather Hendrixson takes helm at Soil-Water District
OREGON, Hood River SWCD — With both District Manager Jordan Kim and Financial Manager Anne Saxby stepping down from their …
Job: Join the WeedWise Team!
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD — Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District seeks qualified candidates for a WeedWise Program specialist position. All …
Conservation District to propose rates, charges
WASHINGTON, Jefferson County CD — Property owners may be paying at least $5 a year per acre to help financially …
Clackamas SWCD urges you to ‘Soil Your Undies’
OREGON, Clackamas SWCD — “We were always interested in soil health and finding different ways we can outreach to not …
Guam SWCD employee founds nonprofit to give island veterans new purpose
GUAM, Guam SWCD — Founded by Raymond Shinohara in 2015, Green Valor comprises dozens of veterans working to give their …
San Juan Island Conservation District Welcomes New Executive Director
WASHINGTON, San Juan Islands CD — The San Juan Islands Conservation District Board and staff welcome new team members …
How a family’s coveted land became a working forest
The New family knew nothing about forestry. Now they’ve been named the state’s top tree farmers. WASHINGTON, Snohomish CD — …
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NASCA Executive Director Mike Brown is meeting today with the NCDEA board of directors. Our partnership with state operating agencies -- through NASCA -- is critical in assuring an effective conservation delivery system across the country. #NCDEA #NASCA #ConservationDelivery
Our discussions with Mike Brown (Executive Director, National Association of State Conservation Agencies) are always tremendous. Mike has been, and continues to be, a great help to NCDEA.
Here we see NASCA ED Mike Brown (left), NCDEA ED Rich Duesterhaus (middle), and NCDEA Past President Tim Riley (right). #NCDEA