Whitman County designated the Palouse Conservation District as the lead entity to manage VSP. Palouse CD will be working with the co-leads; Whitman, Rock-Lake and Pine Creek CD’s to implement the Whitman County VSP Work Plan.
Interested landowners can voluntarily work with the CD’s or Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association, Whitman County Farm Bureau or the Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers (agriculture groups) on technical assistance or self-reporting in the Whitman County VSP Checklist for practices completed and identifying future stewardship strategies and practices for their farm or ranching operations.
Bradley Johnson
Watershed Manager, VSP Coordinator
Palouse Conservation District
bradleyj@palousecd.org
509-552-9562
Caitlin Harrold
District Manager
Rock Lake Conservation District
charrold@rocklakecd.org
509-648-3680
Josh Larsen
District Manager
Whitman Conservation District
jlarsen@whitmancd.org
707-761-1422
Conservation Districts:
• Palouse Conservation District: https://www.palousecd.org/
• Whitman Conservation District: http://www.whitmancd.org/
• Rock Lake Conservation District: http://www.rocklakecd.org/
• Pine Creek Conservation District: http://www.pinecreekcd.org/
Other Local Resources:
- Whitman County Cattlemen’s association:
- Email: wcca2011@gmail.com http://wcca-wa.org/
- Whitman County Farm Bureau: http://wsfb.com/whitman-county-farm-bureau/
- Washington Association of Wheat Growers: http://www.wawg.org/
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app - Washington State University Extension: http://extension.wsu.edu
- Farm Service Agency
805 S Vista Point Dr, Colfax, WA 99111
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/
509-397-4301