Natural Resources Conservation Service

Washington

United States Department of Agriculture

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 ...

Employees from the Lincoln County Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited, Washington Department of Ecology, and contractors, visit the Wetlands Restoration Enhancement Partnership site in Pend Oreille County, Washington state, Sept. 29, 2020.

USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

$4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021.