Conservation Success Stories

The Conservation Commission and conservation districts integrate  science, technology, and effective strategies for engaging people into our  voluntary solutions. This helps us build community around conservation and  deliver multi-benefit results. You’ll find examples of these solutions—and  the results we’ve been able to celebrate with participating landowners and  partners—in these community success stories.

EBT / SNAP at the Aberdeen Farmers Market

Grays Harbor Conservation District

Grays Harbor Conservation District is helping spread the word about using EBT / SNAP benefits at the Aberdeen Farmers Market— building a healthier, more food-secure community.

Grays Harbor CD recently produced a video to teach community members how the SNAP Market Match program at the Aberdeen Farmers Market can help families stretch their food budgets while eating fresh, local produce. The video shares real stories from shoppers and market staff about how easy—and life-changing—it can be to use EBT at the farmers market.

Hats off to Grays Harbor CD for helping connect people to fresh food, local farms, and healthier habits. And if you live in the area, don’t forget to visit the Aberdeen Farmers Market on Saturdays!

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Foster Creek Conservation District

Foster Creek CD / Douglas County Watershed

In an arid landscape dominated by dryland grain production and rangeland, this pilot focuses on reducing soil loss, improving water availability, and supporting habitat health. By tracking conservation practices and applying watershed tools, the work helps partners better understand how voluntary conservation supports resilient working lands under changing conditions.

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Columbia Conservation District

Touchet River Watershed

In a working lands landscape shaped by dryland farming, grazing, and irrigated agriculture, this pilot focuses on reducing erosion, keeping soil on the land, and improving stream and habitat conditions. By tracking conservation practices and applying watershed tools, the work helps partners better understand how voluntary conservation supports resilient farms and healthy watersheds.

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Whatcom Conservation District

Sumas River Watershed

Within a productive agricultural landscape shaped by dairy and crop production, this pilot focuses on improving water quality, managing nutrients, and reducing flood risks. Monitoring and conservation tracking help partners understand how voluntary conservation supports both farm viability and long-term watershed health.

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