Joel Salatin Agricultural Specialist to San Juan Island
07/18/2008 16:49
Joel Salatin Agricultural Specialist
to San Juan Island Sept 4th, Stay tuned
Eco-Charrette
05/01/2008 15:44 Filed in:
Projects
San Juan Community Home Trust and
Department of Ecology
Eco-Charrette: Designing a New Neighborhood on the Buck Property
May 6th, 2008 9am - 3pm
Whidbey Island Bank Meeting Room
Friday Harbor, WA
Eco-Charrette: Designing a New Neighborhood on the Buck Property
May 6th, 2008 9am - 3pm
Whidbey Island Bank Meeting Room
Friday Harbor, WA
EQIP Early Submission Due Date July 15, 2008
04/07/2008 11:49 Filed in:
Cost-Share
Oppportunity
The Federally
funded cost-share Environmental Quality Incentive
Program
If you have a farm and/or forest plan and are interested in cost sharing on conservation projects listed in your plan please contact us for the applications.
The ranking is a competitive points based system but is wide open now as we have no applications pending as of today.
July 15th Cut-off Date for Applying to Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Washington’s most popular agricultural conservation program has a new application ranking cut-off date – July 15 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
EQIP is a voluntary, cost-share assistance program that helps conservation practices including those aimed at helping farmers improve irrigation efficiency; manage nutrient run-off and/or animal waste; improve the health of native plant communities; and reduce soil loss.
In most instances, producers who participate in the program pay for roughly half of the costs of the conservation measures or practices.
http://www.wa.nrcs.usda.gov/news/news_releases/EQIP_Deadline_NR_3-17-08.html
EQIP Quick Guide
If you have a farm and/or forest plan and are interested in cost sharing on conservation projects listed in your plan please contact us for the applications.
The ranking is a competitive points based system but is wide open now as we have no applications pending as of today.
July 15th Cut-off Date for Applying to Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Washington’s most popular agricultural conservation program has a new application ranking cut-off date – July 15 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
EQIP is a voluntary, cost-share assistance program that helps conservation practices including those aimed at helping farmers improve irrigation efficiency; manage nutrient run-off and/or animal waste; improve the health of native plant communities; and reduce soil loss.
In most instances, producers who participate in the program pay for roughly half of the costs of the conservation measures or practices.
http://www.wa.nrcs.usda.gov/news/news_releases/EQIP_Deadline_NR_3-17-08.html
EQIP Quick Guide
Arbor Day 2008
04/01/2008 16:47 Filed in:
Celebrate
Celebrate Arbor Day on April 25,
2008!
What is Arbor Day?
Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care.
Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April.
What is Arbor Day?
Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care.
Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April.
Tim Clark from Lopez has joined the team
02/01/2008 12:33 Filed in:
Staff
We're excited that Tim Clark of Lopez
Island has joined us on a part-time basis to work on Farmland
Conservation Easements. You can read about Tim on the Bio's page.
Rumor has it that we'll find space and a desk for him sometime this
year.
Working with GIS
11/18/2007 15:08
November
14, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, New Wing on the First Floor of the County
Court House in Friday Harbor.
The Conservation District is working with SJC Public Works on a GIS Day with SJC Public Works, Assessors Office, Weed Board, Public Health, etc. A broad section of county departments, as well as non-profit and private organizations, will demonstrate the diversity of organizations using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Booths and displays will demonstrate the uses of GIS within the county.
The Conservation District is working with SJC Public Works on a GIS Day with SJC Public Works, Assessors Office, Weed Board, Public Health, etc. A broad section of county departments, as well as non-profit and private organizations, will demonstrate the diversity of organizations using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Booths and displays will demonstrate the uses of GIS within the county.
Bruce Gregory joins the CD as Farm Planner.
07/16/2007 13:53 Filed in:
Staff
Local farmer Bruce Gregory joined the
district as the new farm planner, replacing Bryan Cornelius who
went to Alaska to work on a historic lighthouse restoration
project.
Climate Change page added to to the Information section.
02/20/2007 19:30 Filed in:
Admin
Lots of links to climate change
websites and a few good PDF's to download and digest.
The San Juan County Conservation District has changed its name to...
02/06/2007 09:19 Filed in:
Admin
The San Juan County Conservation
District has changed its name to the 'San Juan Islands Conservation
District'. The Washington State Conservation Commission formally
agreed to the name change at the January 2007 commission meeting.
Previously although the district was formally the San Juan County
Conservation District, it was often referred to as the San Juan
Conservation District - primarily to avoid the misperception that
it was a county agency. (It is actually is a quasi-autonomous,
state agency.) However this also implied that the district only
served the interests of San Juan Island. Of course we serve all the
San Juan Islands that comprise San Juan County. The new name is
reflected in the new logo and updated web site (& shortly email
addresses). Forgive us if we sometimes forget how to answer the
phone correctly - all these changes are making our heads
spin!
Excavators Workshop
01/21/2007 21:19 Filed in:
Exhibitions &
Shows
The San Juan Islands Conservation
District will be holding a day long workshop for excavators, and
the people who love them. The class will be held on March 16th at
the Grange Hall in Friday harbor. Times and agenda to be
determined. Times will be set to suit the inter-island ferry
schedule. For more information call Danna Kinsey at
378-6621.
Eliza Buck joins our staff
01/12/2007 18:39 Filed in:
Staff
Eliza Buck joins our staff as part-time
Agricultural Resources Co-ordinator. She'll be working with Ron
Zee, our district manager, to support the activities of the
Agricultural Resources Committee. You can contact her at the
regular office number - (360) 378-6621. Eliza and husband Dan both
farm on a small scale on their San Juan Island
property.
Natural Resource Planner and Educator help establish Raingarden at the Friday Harbor High School.
01/10/2007 15:45 Filed in:
Projects
Peter Alexander - math geek and former
Waldron teacher - is helping Friday Harbor High School kids improve
their math scores. The high school has formed a class for students
identified as needing extra help with their math, and is taking an
innovative approach to helping them. The students get to choose to
work on a project that ties applications of math to practical
examples in the 'real world'.
Rachel Dietzman - a well known San Juan Island civil engineer - and mom to a high school student - came up with the idea of creating a rain garden on school property to absorb and filter rainwater from the roof. She then turned to the Conservation District for help, and enlisted Steve Hussey to help with the design issues, and Danna Kinsey to help with plant selection. Danna has her masters degree in Landscape Architecture, and grew up on Lopez and Orcas Island.
Last Tuesday Peter, Rachel, Steve and Danna gave presentations to the class, to help them decide which project to choose. Over the next few weeks the students will be involved in calculating roof areas, rainfall, volumes and using that information to design a rain garden. Later they will dig the rain garden, amend the soil, and plant plants that are either salvaged from the school grounds or purchased from the District plant sale.
Rachel Dietzman - a well known San Juan Island civil engineer - and mom to a high school student - came up with the idea of creating a rain garden on school property to absorb and filter rainwater from the roof. She then turned to the Conservation District for help, and enlisted Steve Hussey to help with the design issues, and Danna Kinsey to help with plant selection. Danna has her masters degree in Landscape Architecture, and grew up on Lopez and Orcas Island.
Last Tuesday Peter, Rachel, Steve and Danna gave presentations to the class, to help them decide which project to choose. Over the next few weeks the students will be involved in calculating roof areas, rainfall, volumes and using that information to design a rain garden. Later they will dig the rain garden, amend the soil, and plant plants that are either salvaged from the school grounds or purchased from the District plant sale.