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Clark Conservation District Prepares Special Assessment Proposal

District News
Thursday, 10 April 2008

clarkconservationdistrictboard2007.jpg Clark County residents may soon have a new opportunity to help protect and enhance their region’s water, soil, and wildlife habitats. If, in July, the Clark County commissioners decide to approve a proposal from the Clark Conservation District, a special assessment of $5.00 per parcel will be put into place to help fund the conservation work of the District. 

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Seed Drills Save Topsoil

Featured Conservation
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

notill-drill.jpg Washington’s farmers have come a long way since the days of horse-drawn plows. In the past, the goal of new technology was to make farming more efficient, but today, new technologies also seek to lessen environmental impacts. This seed drill allows farmers to sow and fertilize with minimum disturbance to the soil. The result? A huge savings in top soil no longer lost to wind and water erosion.

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Moses Lake Dairy Lagoon Protects Groundwater

Featured Conservation
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

moseslakemanurelagoonliner.png Ask the average person on the street what a dairy lagoon is, and you’ll get some interesting answers like “a big pool of milk.” Sensible though that answer may be, a dairy lagoon is far from a big pool of milk. It’s actually a huge, lined, holding pond for liquefied animal waste from hundreds of cows. 

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