Natural Resources Conservation Service

Washington

United States Department of Agriculture

12 Gifts of Conservation

We’re counting down to the holidays by highlighting the gifts given to us every day through conservation efforts. Follow #12GiftsOfConservation as we head into this holiday season and highlight how these gifts contribute to the things you value and rely on most.

Keep the Stubble

Keep your tillage equipment in the machine shed this fall. Save time, save money, and save your soil during No-Till November. Learn more about no-till farming by watching this short video.

USDA Invests $21 Million in Effort to Help Producers Build Drought Resilience

NRCS names 15 new priority areas in WaterSMART Initiative, part of a collaboration with Bureau of Reclamation.

NRCS assists with restoration of Olympia oyster habitat

The Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF), a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the Salish Sea, wrapped up the restoration of 100 acres of native Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida) habitat in the Salish Sea in Oct. 2020, marking the completion of their ...

Betsy Peabody, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, and Frank Curtian, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Working together for wetlands

Water rushed back into an expanse of farmland in Pend Oreille County last month that hadn’t been flooded since it was diked for agricultural use years ago. The reduction of the on-site dike was just one of the ...