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Welcome to the NRCS Washington state web site.
This site provides information on NRCS programs, news and events, office
locations, conservation assistance and planning, and other information of
interest to Washington state residents, partners and employees.
Updated
02/09/2010
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SPOKANE, Wash. (Feb. 9, 2010) – Washington’s
declining snowpack is increasingly worrisome to water managers. And
given the latest water supply outlook report from USDA’s Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), that anxiety may be justified.
According to the NRCS, snowpack conditions statewide are 74 percent of
average, down from 84 percent just a month ago. Snowpack conditions in
the Green River basin are only one-third of normal. |
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Photo courtesy:
Ann Vandeman |
Funding available for producers to participate in 3-year project
SPOKANE, Wash., (Dec. 17, 2009) – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) recently announced a new pilot project under the “Know
Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative for farmers to establish high
tunnels – also known as hoop houses – to increase the availability of
locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way.
To sign up or learn more about EQIP assistance for high tunnel projects,
producers should contact a local NRCS office.
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SPOKANE, Wash., (Dec. 7, 2009) – After years of harvesting
environmental and wildlife benefits from their land, many Washington
growers will soon face decisions about what to harvest next from their
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres. More than 90,000 contracted
acres will expire in 2010, while nearly 175,000 acres will expire in
2011.
“Some CRP land might have been out of crop production for 20 years,”
Rides at the Door said. “During that time the soil quality has improved,
erosion has been reduced, and water quality has been protected. Without
proper conservation, those 10 or 20 years of progress could be undone in
as little as one year,” she said. |
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