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Conservation Districts’ Guiding Agencies

 

Washington State Conservation Commission (WSCC) Home Page

Washington State Association of Conservation Districts (WACD) Home Page

 

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Grant Programs*

 

UCD Cost-Share Program

2008 Farm Bill

Family Forest Fish Passage Program (FFFPP)

Washington Landowner Incentive Program (LIP)

Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Click here to download: EQIP Forest Guide

* Always contact UCD if you need further assistance finding grant funds for your project.

 

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Local Government

 

Klickitat County
WSU Klickitat County Extension

City of Bingen

City of White Salmon

 

Skamania County

WSU Skamania County Extension
City of Stevenson

City of North Bonneville

 

Yakama Nation – Fisheries Program

 

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Local News

 

White Salmon Enterprise

Hood River News

Camas-Washougal Post-Record

The Columbian

The Dalles Chronicle

The Goldendale Sentinel

The Capital Press

OPB

 

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Living with Fire

 

Underwood Conservation District’s Firewise Program

Firewise

Firewise  in Washington State

WA DNR Fire Prevention and Fuel Mapping System

The Phoenix Guide: A Handbook for Watershed and Community Wildland Fire Recovery

Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association

 

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State and Federal Government

 

WA State Department of Ecology (ECY)

WA State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)

WA State Department of Natural Resources  (WADNR)

WA State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)

WA State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)

WA State Natural Resources Conservation Service – (NRCS)

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide

Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF)

Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area (CGNSA)

Columbia Gorge Commission

Bonneville Power Administration Fish and Wildlife  (BPA)

US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)

US Geological Survey – Columbia River Research Laboratory (USGS-CRRL)

 

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Soil Testing

 

Soil Testing Information

Web Soil Survey (Natural Resource Conservation Service)

 

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Composting References

 

Worm Digest

Plans for a home-made worm bin  (PDF file)

Getting Started Composting  (PDF file)

 

Fresh from the Farm: local suppliers of red worms, composting kits, castings, consulting and more.

waconverse@yahoo.com, T: 888-454-4828

 

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Water and Climate Information

NOAA Forecasts

National Water and Climate Center – USGS SNOTEL

White Salmon River Flow Gauge at Underwood- USGS

 

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Water Conservation

 

Low-Water Landscaping/ Xeriscape Information

Drought-Resistant Plants

 

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Native Plant Nurseries

 

Humble Roots Nursery

T: 503.449.3694

humbleroots@gorge.net

 

Milestone Nursery, Lyle, WA: Modene Miles 620 State St. PO Box 907, Lyle, WA 98635.

T: 509.365.5222. F: 509.365.4245.

Milestone@gorge.net

 

Champoeg Nursery, Aurora, OR

 

Other listings of native plant nurseries:

WA Native Plant Society’s list

Plant Native’s list

 

To download a list of more local nurseries and garden centers click here.  These are not all specifically geared towards native plants, but they may carry native species.

 

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Native Plant References

 

More Websites

 

Washington Native Plant Society.  Great website with lots of resources: www.wnps.org

 

Native Plant Society of Oregon.  Contains information about the mid-Columbia chapter of the native plant society

 

Native Plant Resources for the Pacific NorthwestKing County web page with lots of resources

 

Plant Native.   Great website with a step-by-step guide to starting a native landscape.

 

Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary. Great website from WDFW about how to manage and attract wildlife to your property

 

Books

 

Pojar, Jim and Mackinnon, Andy. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska. Vancouver: Lone Pine Publishing, 1994.

 

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Klickitat County Farmland Preservation Zoning Information

The Underwood Conservation District has not yet moved to officially support this proposed zone, but we encourage the public to read about and be involved in the process.

 

Office of Farmland Preservation (OFP)

 

Click on the links below to download Word files of the following documents:

Farmland Preservation Zone: Text

Farmland Preservation Zone: Comments

Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance

 

Click on the link below to download an image of the zoning map:

Farmland Preservation Zoning Map

 

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