2023 Joint Conservation District Meeting
Wednesday, March 1st
8:00 AM-2:30 PM
Palouse Empire Fairgrounds, Community Building
322 Fairgrounds Rd., Colfax, WA
Join Pine Creek, Rock Lake, Whitman, and Palouse Conservation Districts for a joint meeting at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds Community Building outside Colfax. The program will feature a panel of area growers, an overview of funding opportunities and programs from local agencies, and 2022 highlights from each conservation district.
Two pesticide education credits are available.
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Raffle items are available thanks to our generous sponsors. Pre-registration earns an extra raffle ticket!
8:00 AM Coffee & Networking
8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions
District Staff
8:40 AM District Update
Rock Lake Conservation District
8:50 AM District Update
Palouse Conservation District
9:00 AM Building Resilient Farms
Jon Paul Driver, Agricultural Economist at Washington State University
10:00 AM Break
10:10 AM Pullman Plant Materials Center: Plant Science Technologies to Meet Natural Resource Needs
Steven Lee, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant Materials Center
(1 Pesticide Credit)
11:05 AM District Update
Whitman Conservation District
11:15 AM District Update
Pine Creek Conservation District
11:30 AM Lunch
Sponsored by Plants of the Wild, Banner Bank & Anabranch Solutions
12:00 PM Conservation Ag Panel
Stuart Elliot, Art Schultheis, Tracy & Devin Eriksen, Mark & Amy McKay, Tami Stubbs
12:45 PM Voluntary Stewardship Program
Brad Johnson, Whitman County VSP Coordinator
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Steph Harper, PCD Conservation Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Services
Stephen Johnson, NRCS Resource Conservationist
1:20 PM Pesticides and Water Quality: Risk Assessments and How They Affect Product Labels
Joel Demory, WSDA Natural Resources Assessment Section
(1 Pesticide Credit)
2:15 PM Questions & Raffle
2:30 PM Thank you for coming!
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