2024 Joint Conservation District Meeting
Thursday, February 8th
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 2023 highlights from each conservation district.
Three 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 Pesticides and Water Quality
Abigail Nickelson, Washington State Department of Agriculture
9:50 AM Break
10:00 AM District Update
Pine Creek Conservation District
10:10 AM District Update
Whitman Conservation District
10:20 AM Conservation Panel
With four local producers
11:00 AM Lunch
Thanks to our sponsors
12:00 PM Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) Update
Brad Johnson, Whitman County VSP Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Update
Stephen Johnson, NRCS-Colfax
12:30 PM Pesticide Stewardship Program
Christopher McCollough, Washington State Department of Agriculture
1:20 PM Cover Cropping and Weed Control
Aaron Esser, Washington State University Extension
2:10 PM Questions & Raffle
2:30 PM Thank you for coming!