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Local Working Groups

Local working groups are subcommittees of the State Technical Committee and provide recommendations to USDA on local and state natural resource priorities and criteria for conservation activities and programs. Membership of the local working groups may include but is not limited to Federal, State, county, Tribal, or local government representatives.

Currently, Washington has 10 local working groups and one tribal local working group for all tribes.  There are two tribal District Conservationists to serve the Colville Confederated Tribe and the Yakama Nation:

Local Work Group Name

Affiliated Area

Chair

District Conservationist
Northeast LWG
Stevens, Pend Oreille, Ferry Conservation Districts
 Andy Krios
Mark Simpson, acting
West Palouse LWG
Lincoln, Adams
Mike Carstensen
Rich Edlund, acting
Palouse LWG
Whitman, Pine Creek,Palouse, Spokane County,Palouse-Rock Lake CDs
Larry Cochran
Rich Edlund
Snake River LWG
Asotin County, Columbia, Franklin, Pomeroy, Walla Walla CDs
Tom Schirm
Tracy Hanger
North Central LWG
Okanogan, Foster Creek, South Douglas, Cascadia CDs
John McLean
Sarah Troutman
Big Bend LWG
Grant, Kittitas CDs
 Lowell Bischoff
Erin Kaczmarczyk
South Central LWG
Central and EasternKlickitat, Benton, North & South Yakima CDs, Underwood CD
Michael Crowder
Corey Bonsen
Northwest LWG
Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan Islands,Whidbey Island, Clallam, Jefferson CDs
George Boggs

 Sarah Tanuvasa
Puget Sound LWG
Thurston, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, King CDs
Eric Johnson
Amy Hendershot 
Southwest LWG
Clark, Underwood (Skamania), Lewis County,Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor CDs
Joe Shulke
Dave Rose
Tribal Conservation District
Colville Confederated Tribe
Dave Smith
Vacant
Tribal Conservation District Yakama Nation   Vacant
Tribal LWG
All Tribes
 
Robin Slate, State Tribal Liaison

 

Documents from the November 19, 2019 meeting for Chairpersons from each LWG or Tribe in Ellensburg, WA are provided below."

CART to AERT
Conservation Desktop
Inventory or Site Assessment Questions for CART
2020 WA LWG CART Planning Overview
DRAFT Fund Pools Proposal for FY20