Snohomish Conservation District's Wet Feet Farming initiative and Bountiful Buffers program are making waves in the local farming community!
Wet Feet Farming aims to rejuvenate water-logged farmlands by integrating perennial crops that thrive in damp conditions— allowing farmers to increase productivity, improve climate resilience, diversify income streams, and enhance biodiversity. Snohomish CD also runs the Bountiful Buffers program, which combines traditional riparian buffers (trees planted along fish-bearing rivers/streams to improve salmon habitat) with agroforestry practices that enhance biodiversity and produce food, medicine, and other materials.
Snohomish CD is working with other districts in the region to spread awareness of agroforestry practices throughout the Puget Sound.
Thank you for your work, Snohomish Conservation District!
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.
