Gar-Pal team to compete in national Envirothon, June 16, 2021A five-student team from Garfield-Palouse High School has clinched first place in the Washington State Envirothon Competition and will be competing at…
$4.5 million in grants awarded to Get Kids Outside, June 2, 2021OLYMPIA–Getting kids outside to explore parks and other wild places will be a bit easier this year thanks to $4.5 million in grants according to Gov…
Spokane organizations receive $168K in grant funds to get kids outdoors, June 2, 2021SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced $4.5 million in grant funding to get kids to explore the region’s parks and outdoor areas.
Power line clearing improves safety and forest health | CCC conservation burns begin on Orcas, April 1, 2021OPALCO is clearing the right-of-way areas under power lines to protect the electrical system from outages, remove forest fuels that could feed a…
Conservation district program helps Skagit farmers plant winter cover crops, March 24, 2021A Skagit Conservation District pilot program helped 10 Skagit County farmers plant 439 acres of cover crops this fall.
Boots on the Ground: AmeriCorps Members Support Skookumchuck River Restoration, March 24, 2021In fall and winter 2020, three of the state Department of Ecology Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) field crews assisted the Thurston Conservation…
Spring is arriving and with it a new year of Good News Gardens ministry, March 4, 2021Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Curry describes Good News Gardens as “A way of planting seeds for a new heaven and a new earth,” in this video…
Preventing a Dust Bowl in Washington, February 25, 2021In school, most of us learned about the Dust Bowl that swept the southern plain states in the 1930s. But did you know, Washington has vulnerable…
King Conservation District to again offer electronic ballot access for voters, February 25, 2021King Conservation District (KCD) will be holding its annual Board Supervisor election in March to fill an open Board of Supervisors seat. The 2021…
Columbia County VSP Seeks Work Group Members, January 28, 2021At its January 20 quarterly meeting, the Columbia County Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) workgroup unanimously voted to submit its 5-Year Report…
Whidbey Island Conservation district holding election, January 18, 2021A governmental body dedicated to protecting dirt and other natural resources is holding an election Feb. 2.
State proposes grants to Whitman County water quality projects, January 18, 2021The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing grants and loans to five Whitman County projects focused on water quality, including $1.5 million…
