Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
WALLA WALLA COUNTY – The Walla Walla County Conservation District is seeking public input before submitting the new Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) to the state level for review. The plan outlines a strategy for protecting both critical areas and the viability of agriculture.
VSP is an alternative to Growth Management Regulations and applies only to agriculture lands that have critical areas such as wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, frequent flooding, critical aquifer recharge, and geologically hazardous areas, such as those prone to erosion. Since wind erosion affects 90% of agricultural land in the county, most farmers and ranchers have at least one critical area on their farm.
The plan is available for viewing at http://www.wwccd.net/programs/voluntary-stewardship-program. Hard copies will be available at each of the Walla Walla County Rural Libraries. Please send comments to information.cd@wwccd.net or call (509) 522-6340 ext. 5. Comments will be received through July 5.
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