Washington County
The Tualatin River Watershed primarily makes up Washington County. It is 712 square miles in area and is approximately 42 miles long and 29 miles wide. People use the Tualatin River for drinking water, industry, irrigation, livestock watering, and recreation. The quality and quantity of the water are very important to the people who live here. The NRCS office, located in Hillsboro, offers voluntary technical and financial assistance to private landowners/operators interested in natural resource conservation.
Current Financial Assistance Opportunities for Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Owners in Washington County
The following Conservation Implementation Strategies are available to help Washington County agricultural producers address targeted resource concerns identified in the Long Range Plan. Click the project names below for more information:
- Erosion Control in Orchards
- Forest Management Planning
- Forest Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change
- Water Quantity and Soil Health Improvements on Agricultural Lands
- Lower Willamette North Coast Animal Feeding Operations
- Soil Health Restoration and Management North Coast/Lower Willamette Basin
- Climate-Focused Sustainable Livestock Production in Oregon
Additional Funding Opportunities...
In addition to the local projects above, producers may also apply for statewide programs such as the Conservation Stewardship Program, the Organic Initiative, Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative, On Farm Energy Initiative, and conservation easement programs. Visit with your local District Conservationist for more information on these and other programs, or visit the NRCS Programs webpage.
Local Work Group Meetings
Every year, NRCS hosts a Local Work Group meeting where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Long Range Plan and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Work Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Work Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office.