Whatcom is holding both a poll-site election and mail-in election!
Poll-site voting will be available at the Whatcom Conservation District office (6975 Hannegan Road Lynden, WA 98264) on March 19, 2023.
Mail-in ballots available by request only, by telephone or through the Whatcom Conservation District election webpage beginning at 8:00 am on October 2, 2023 through 11:59 pm February 11, 2024. The district will mail requested ballots after Friday, February 16, 2024 and by February 26, 2024. Ballots will not be available for in-person pick-up. Ballots are due no later than March 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Whatcom Conservation District has been assisting landowners and farmers with their conservation choices since 1946 for healthy water, healthy land, and healthy people.
Habitat & Restoration: Offering voluntary and incentive-based programs that empower landowners to be stewards of the land and water.
Education & Outreach: Promoting conservation values by offering a variety of opportunities that nurture place-based connections.
Conservation Planning: Supporting local landowners by empowering all to protect our natural resources and ensure their sustainable use.
Science & Research: Increasing understanding of conservation practices by providing collaborative information, tools, and resources for landowners.
Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm at the district office (except when rescheduled due to holidays). A hybrid meeting format supports virtual participation. Visit https://www.whatcomcd.org/district-business for virtual participation instructions and to confirm regular business meeting and special session meeting dates, times, and locations.
The Whatcom Explorer: Mobile Watershed is a hands-on educational tool that allows participants to connect with their local watershed and examine the natural movement of streams and rivers
Volunteer work parties support salmon habitat improvements, promote conservation values and nurture community connection to the land
The Whatcom Conservation District is dedicated to supporting local agriculture through its equipment share program and it currently includes a manure spreader and poultry processing equipment
CREP has changed the landscape in Whatcom County” (Wayne Chaudiere, Whatcom Conservation District). Riparian buffers, such as the one shown in the photo, now span along 132 miles of stream in Whatcom County, forming a panorama of native tree and shrub forests that were just recently open fields or invasive plant species such as blackberry.
Picture description: CREP buffer along Kamm Creek flowing into the Nooksack River. Photo by John Gillies, Natural Resources Conservation Service
With assistance from Whatcom Conservation District, a farmer enrolled 7.6 acres in CREP planted 3,650 seedlings along 4,500 feet of Kamm Creek.
Learn how conservation districts and dairies work together to find innovative solutions that take care of natural resources, take care of animals, and keep Washington dairies viable so we have access to local dairy products in our stores. Features Whatcom Conservation District and Twin Brook Creamery. Aired during Season 7/Ep. 8 of Washington Grown.
