SoilCon Field Day, hosted by the Washington Soil Health Initiative (WaSHI) and WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), offers an interactive experience focused on soil health. This event brings participants into the field for practical, hands-on learning.
One of this year’s key demonstrations featured a biochar kiln funded by the Sustainable Farms and Fields program. This portable kiln converts waste wood and forest byproducts into biochar, a carbon-rich product that can improve soil health and help sequester carbon.
For more information, visit SoilCon Field Day Resources.
📸: Nick Kunz from Skagit Conservation District showing the biochar kiln.
Palouse Conservation District’s FLOURISH program is a farmer-led effort advancing soil health and climate resilience across the Inland Northwest.
Generations of farming along Hangman Creek have faced erosion and water quality challenges. Through a partnership between the Spokane and Pine Creek Conservation Districts and the Washington State Department of Ecology, local landowners are restoring natural stream channels, planting native vegetation, and stabilizing creek banks, all while keeping working lands productive. Together, they’re proving that voluntary conservation benefits both farms and fish.
Generations of farming along Hangman Creek have faced erosion and water quality challenges. Through a partnership between the Spokane and Pine Creek Conservation Districts and the Washington State Department of Ecology, local landowners are restoring natural stream channels, planting native vegetation, and stabilizing creek banks, all while keeping working lands productive. Together, they’re proving that voluntary conservation benefits both farms and fish.
