Conservation District Resources

AgLearn Update

In order to perform the upgrade, AgLearn will not be available starting on Thursday, October 24th (12:00 PM ET), and will return the morning of Monday, October 28th, 2024.

Eastern Elected Commission Member Position

The Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC) has adopted Interpretive Statement24-01 describing the election process of the district representative to the SCC and to accommodate the Washington Association of Conservation District’s annual meeting being held in a hybrid format.

CD Elections Training is on September 26

On Sept. 26, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. we will hold the annual elections training. It is mandatory for each district to have at least one staff member attend this training – preferably the staff designated as the election supervisor. It is also highly recommended to have at least one backup staff as well.

Limited RPPP maintenance funding now open available to conservation districts

Funding is open to Washington Conservation Districts to support the maintenance of plants at existing holding sites previously funded by RPPP. Applications due October 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

NACD’s 2024 Outreach & Technical Assistance Grants are now available to apply online!

In partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), NACD anticipates award of approximately $18 million in conservation operations technical assistance (COTA), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funding.

Single sign-on through SAW required to access CPDS

Single sign-on through SecureAccess Washington (SAW) is required to access the Conservation Practice Database System (CPDS) starting August 28, 2024.

Water Quality Financial Assistance (State Fiscal Year 2026)

The Washington State Department of Ecology is holding the Water Quality Combined Funding Program (WQC) annual applicant training workshops from August 13 – August 15, 2024. These virtual workshops are free and you can attend one, two, or all three. You must register separately for each workshop you wish to attend. Registration links and instructions are available below.

Please send us your annual report stories!

It's that time of year again — SCC is working on creating an annual report for both 2022 and 2024!

Application open for conservation districts to cultivate native trees/shrubs

Annual Plant Needs Form and Q&A Session for Riparian Plant Propagation Program

The Annual Plant Needs Form is designed for conservation districts and other restoration groups, to provide input on your anticipated native tree and shrub needs for riparian restoration projects starting in the fall of 2026. Join SCC for a plant needs Q&A session on Monday, May 13th at 10:00 am.

Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) Updated inventory list RFA

The Washington State Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) Task Group is looking for a Conservation District that is interested in and has the capacity between late April/early May and June 30, 2024, to update a 2013 inventory list of current, past, and potential new CRMs in Washington. This project involves some detective work to find past CRM members and requires communication skills with which to glean information about past CRMs. CRMs on this list include “traditional” CRMs, Coordinated Weed Management Areas (CWMAs), and locally-led CRM-like collaborations.

CCA Pre-application Notifications

Moving forward, for any SCC grant program that is funded by the Climate Commitment Act, the statute (RCW 70A.65.305) requires that applicants notify, “all affected federally recognized Tribes within the project area,” about their proposed project as early as possible prior to approval of funding.