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: