Voluntary Stewardship Program: Going Strong!
The District is moving forward helping area farmers and the county implement the VSP work plan. VSP is a voluntary alternative to regulation under the Critical Areas Ordinance. It demonstrates that the critical areas on ag. ground are being protected through voluntary conservation measures. These are things most farmers and ranchers are currently doing, like no-till and protecting riparian buffers. Progress is reported at 5-year intervals. And the stakes are high: if we can’t demonstrate that area farmers and ranchers are protecting critical areas, then ag. will be regulated under the strict requirements of the Critical Areas Ordinance. To learn more, contact the District office and check out the VSP web page here.
November 16, 2016
The WWCCD board will be holding a short meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at the District Office. The Nov 17 agenda includes approving […]
November 3, 2016
The Board will be holding a Special Meeting November 7th in place of the regularly scheduled November meeting. In addition to regular business, the board will […]
November 1, 2016
Walla Walla County Conservation District is offering FIREWISE education, risk assessments and financial assistance for fuel reduction activities. Fuel reduction activities could include creating defensible space […]
October 31, 2016
The Work Group for the Voluntary Stewardship Program will meet on Tuesday, November 1st. The VSP November agenda includes discussion of how agriculture viability will be defined for […]
October 7, 2016
Due to the Columbus Day holiday, the WWCCD Board of Supervisors will be meeting Tuesday October 11th in a special meeting. The agenda includes discussion of […]
September 27, 2016
The Walla Walla County VSP Work Group will meet at 1:00 at the District office for their regular October meeting on the 4th. The agenda includes […]
September 2, 2016
On 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6th, the VSP Work Group will hold their monthly meeting. The agenda includes presentations from the CTUIR on the First […]
August 31, 2016
Please come see us at the Fair! We are excited to have a rainfall simulator on display. This simulator shows the effect of rain on three […]
August 1, 2016
Due to a lack of a quorum, the August 2nd meeting of the VSP Work Group has been cancelled. The next meeting will take place as […]