Local Working Groups (LWG) are composed of agricultural producers, owners/operators of nonindustrial private forest land, professionals representing agricultural and natural resource interests, and individuals representing a variety of disciplines in the soil, water, wetland, plant, forestry, and wildlife sciences who are familiar with agricultural and natural resource issues in the local community.
Currently, Washington has 10 local working groups and one tribal local working group for all tribes.
Northeast LWG
Area: Stevens, Pend Oreille, Ferry
Chair: Andy Kroiss
District Conservationist: Stan Janowicz
West Palouse LWG
Area: Lincoln, Adams
Chair: Jeff Schibel
District Conservationist: Stephen Johnson (Acting)
Palouse LWG
Area: Whitman, Pine Creek, Palouse, Spokane County, Palouse-Rock Lake
Chair: Larry Cochan
District Conservationist: Rich Edlund
Snake River LWG
Area: Asotin County, Columbia, Franklin, Pomeroy, Walla Walla
Chair: Lance Frederick
District Conservationist: Tracy Hanger
North Central LWG
Area: Okanogan, Foster Creek, South Douglas, Cascadia
Chair: John McClean
District Conservationist: Sarah Troutman
Big Bend LWG
Area: Columbia Basin CD, Kittitas
Chair: Mark Moore
District Conservationist: Jon Paul Pierre
South Central LWG
Area: Central and Eastern Klickitat, Benton, North & South Yakima Conservation Districts, Underwood
Chair: Michael Crowder
District Conservationist: Chris Wright
Northwest LWG
Area: Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan Islands, Whidbey Island, Clallam, Jefferson
Chair: Brandy Reed
District Conservationist: Sarah Tanuvasa
Puget Sound LWG
Area: Thurston, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, King
Chair: Sarah Moorehead
District Conservationist: Lynn Khuat
Southwest LWG
Area: Clark, Underwood (Skamania), Lewis County, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor, Pacific County
Chair: Joe Shulke
District Conservationist: Bobette Parsons
*** All 2024 meetings will be posted by January 2024 ***