North Yakima Conservation District's team is making waves with its Naches River Water Quality Restoration Project.
The Naches River has been experiencing stream temperature impairments, making it too warm for young salmonids to thrive, and impacting the entire ecosystem.
Through innovative restoration efforts, North Yakima CD has installed 10,887 plants and reconstructed/reconnected 9,500 feet of side channels across 93 floodway acres. These young riparian plants will:
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.
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.
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.
