North Yakima Conservation District's team is making waves with its Naches River Water Quality Restoration Project.
The Naches River has been experiencing stream temperature impairments, making it too warm for young salmonids to thrive, and impacting the entire ecosystem.
Through innovative restoration efforts, North Yakima CD has installed 10,887 plants and reconstructed/reconnected 9,500 feet of side channels across 93 floodway acres. These young riparian plants will:
Delaini Disher’s photo, “Well-Attended Field Demonstration” captures the use of livestock in sustainable farming, highlighting the importance of biomass collection from a grazed cover crop field.
Mckenzi Coleman's "Exclusion Fence" photo highlights the enduring value of exclusion fencing as a tool for protecting natural resources like salmon streams and safeguarding livestock.
The winning photo from the conservation district calendar contest highlights hands-on salmon education.
