How do we talk about climate change with landowners?
How do we talk about climate change with landowners? Conservation districts make it real I love attending conservation district board meetings because that’s where realContinue Reading
2021-06-10
Carbon regulation, carbon markets taking up air at all levels of government | WAWG
Carbon, in the context of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, is being talked about at all levels of government. In Washington state, the legislatureContinue Reading
2021-06-07
NACD Announces Climate Action Task Force – NACD
Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced the formation of a Climate Action Task Force to assess current and emerging climate policy opportunitiesContinue Reading
2021-04-22
USDA Expands and Renews Conservation Reserve Program in Effort to Boost Enrollment and Address Climate Change
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) with higher paymentContinue Reading
2021-04-21
Booker to introduce climate bill – POLITICO
LAWMAKERS AIM TO BOOST CONSERVATION PROGRAMS: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) exclusively told POLITICO that he will reintroduce his Climate Stewardship Act today to expand voluntaryContinue Reading
2021-04-13
Soil moisture drives year-to-year change in land carbon uptake
On average for a given year, plants and soil take up, or fix, about 30 percent of human emissions. But from one year to theContinue Reading
2021-04-03
WSCC letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack
WACD is pleased to partner with others to welcome Secretary Vilsack back to USDA and extoll the virtues of the Sustainable Farms and Fields program.Continue Reading
2021-03-23
USDA Requests Information on USDA’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Strategy | USDA
The Order, signed January 27, states that, “America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners have an important role to play in combating the climate crisis andContinue Reading
2021-03-15
Biden’s new conservation corps stirs hopes of nature-focused hiring spree | Conservation | The Guardian
As part his recent climate policy spree, Biden announced the establishment of a “Civilian Climate Corps Initiative” that could harness the energy of the veryContinue Reading
2021-02-09
Northwest Drought Numbers Improve But Far From Normal – PNW AG Network
Drought conditions across the Northwest improved this week, but that does not mean the region is where is should be for this time of year.Continue Reading
2021-02-08
