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Okanogan Conservation District: Cooperative Conservation Since 1940

Our mission is to help cooperators achieve their conservation goals. We provide voluntary, non-regulatory services to landowners and lessees in Okanogan County to address natural resource concerns.
 
All District services are provided free of charge without discrimination. The Okanogan Conservation District is a local governmental entity formed as a sub-division of Washington State under RCW 89.08. 

News & Events


  • Okanogan Conservation District Planning Documents Available for Comments
    03/27/13

    The board and staff of the Okanogan Conservation District recently revised our 5-year strategic plan and our annual plan of work in order to guide our actions over the next several years. 

    If you would like to read and comment on the draft plans, please follow the links below. Public comment will close at 5:00 PM on April 26 so we may compile the comments and present them to our Board of Supervisors at their May meeting. 

    Comments may be sent by postal mail or email to:

    Craig T. Nelson, District Manager

    Okanogan Conservation District

    1251 2nd Ave. South, Room 102

    Okanogan, WA 98840

    craign (at) okanogancd.org

     

    Five Year Plan

    Annual Plan of Work: July 2013-June 2014

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  • County Hazard Planning Public Meeting
    03/20/13

    MultiHazard Mitigation Plan & Community Wildfire Protection Plan Public Meeting

    Okanogan County Commissioners’ Hearing Room

    123 5th Avenue, Okanogan

    March 27th at 6:00 pm

     

    Public input is being sought in order to better frame the region’s efforts for hazard reduction projects, wildland fire protection, resource enhancements, and emergency preparedness. The meeting will last approximately 1 hour.

     

    The Okanogan Conservation District will be on hand with information about the Firewise program, including how to sign up for a free wildfire risk assessment.

     

    Click here for a program flyer.

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  • Osoyoos Lake Agreement Between the U.S. and Canada
    01/23/13

    The agreement to renew and update joint operations of Osoyoos Lake was finalized this week. The lake’s outflows are controlled by the Washington Department of Ecology, which owns and operates Zosel Dam near Oroville, WA. Ecology’s dam controls lake levels and trans-border flows downstream from the outlet of Osoyoos Lake on the Okanogan River, which flows south and into the Columbia River.

    New joint operations reflect seven years of study and public input and recommendations by the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control, established in 1946 to ensure compliance and supervise cross-border operations of lake levels during both wet and dry years.

    More information about the agreement can be found online at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/dams/zosel.html

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  • Oilseed Conference Coming Up in Kennewick
    01/16/13

    Coming Soon!

    Golden Opportunities

    WSU Oilseed Production and Marketing Conference

    January 22-23, 2013

    Three Rivers Convention Center

    Kennewick, WA

    http://css.wsu.edu/biofuels/conference

     

    click here for the program flyer

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  • Okanogan County Noxious Weed Bulletin
    01/15/13

    Our friends at the Okanogan County Noxious Weed Board have published their Winter 2013 Newsletter. Lots of good info to be found inside! Click here. 

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  • WA Department of Agriculture Survey
    01/03/13

    The Washington State Department of Agriculture would like your help in identifying Washington State’s priorities for 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds. 

    To fill out a brief survey, click here and email a copy to Specialy Crop Block Grant Program staff at specialtycrop@agr.wa.gov

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  • Funding for Sage Grouse Habitat
    12/07/12

    Funding available to improve habitat for sage grouse 

    Ranchers in central and eastern Washington who want to protect sage grouse habitat and improve range conditions for their livestock can apply for financial assistance through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) partnership, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today.

    The sign-up deadline for the Sage Grouse Initiative is December 21, 2012.

    For more information about the program, click here.

     

     

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by Dr. Radut.