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February 5, 2023   2:08 am

Reflections

Views expressed in this category may not reflect the official position or thoughts of the Washington Association of Conservation Districts. We share various thoughts to help stimulate thinking and discussion within our conservation community.

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We Are in Period of Transformation

We Are in Period of Transformation Call it change, call it a period of transition, or describe it as a time of transformation. Our conservationContinue Reading

2022-09-23
On: September 23, 2022
In: Diversity & Equity & Inclusion, Executive Corner, Featured
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We’ve had a successful year

We’ve had a successful year plus some challenges As we approach the end of the current fiscal year, I’m happy to report that we haveContinue Reading

2022-05-09
On: May 9, 2022
In: Executive Corner, Featured
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Hearing Dissent

Hearing Dissent We’ve all been in a meeting where someone spoke passionately about an idea or proposal, and sometimes that passion has sounded mean-spirited orContinue Reading

2022-04-28
On: April 28, 2022
In: Executive Corner, Featured
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Is there an intersection of opportunities for elections, DEI, and rates and charges?

Intersecting opportunities for elections, DEI, and rates and charges? Over the past couple of years, WACD members have talked at length about several issues. OneContinue Reading

2022-04-14
On: April 14, 2022
In: Executive Corner, Featured

Inclusion must also mean hearing dissenting voices

Arguments about seat belts have been going on for many years, and in the view of many people, the issue was not about safety butContinue Reading

2022-02-24
On: February 24, 2022
In: Executive Corner
Tom Salzer home

What comes first: district success or serving in leadership?

During a recent conversation with a long-standing member of our conservation district community, I began to think about a possible relationship between conservation district successContinue Reading

2021-12-06
On: December 6, 2021
In: Executive Corner, Featured, Leadership
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New book: Managing to Change the World

New book: Managing to Change the World During a recent Building Better planning meeting, one of the folks brought forward a tool about delegation fromContinue Reading

2021-11-20
On: November 20, 2021
In: Executive Corner, Featured, Management
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Why did I leave the “bestest” job ever?

Why did I change jobs?  Because you asked. Several years ago, a friend asked how I felt about my job with a soil and waterContinue Reading

2021-11-09
On: November 9, 2021
In: Executive Corner, Featured
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Leaving a Legacy Through Kindness, Courage, and Conscience

The recent passing of Rock Lake Conservation District supervisor David Johnson gives me pause in several ways. We are the same age. We graduated fromContinue Reading

2021-11-04
On: November 4, 2021
In: District supervisors, Executive Corner, Featured
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Thank you for six great area association meetings

As the six annual meetings of Washington’s area associations of conservation districts conclude, I am reminded how incredibly lucky we are to have so manyContinue Reading

2021-10-28
On: October 28, 2021
In: Executive Corner, Featured

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