Job Opportunity: Cultural Ambassador

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Job Opportunity: Cultural Ambassador

This position will help develop culturally appropriate outreach to increase awareness and participation in free natural resource programs for Snohomish Latino Farmers. They will help identify linguistic and cultural barriers, ensuring that natural resource conservation programs are accessible to farmers and historically underserved populations. The Cultural Ambassador will work with Snohomish Conservation District staff for 10 - 12 months.

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Connecting with Latino Farmers & Agriculture Workers

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Connecting with Latino Farmers & Agriculture Workers

The Snohomish Conservation District (SCD) is excited to launch the Equity in Conservation program. This program is funded through a cooperative agreement with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Equity in Conservation program will help support our efforts to engage with Latino and Spanish-speaking farmers and agricultural workers in Snohomish County and Camano Island. 

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The Power of Interdependence at Bow Hill Blueberries

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The Power of Interdependence at Bow Hill Blueberries

Bow Hill Blueberries co-owner, Ezra Ranz, can list off several benefits of planting a Wet Feet Farming buffer along the slough bordering the farm, but there’s one reason that rises above the rest.

“It’s all for the Bumble Bees,” said Ezra. And he does mean Bumble Bees specifically. 

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Enlisting Insects for Soil Health

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Enlisting Insects for Soil Health

I’ve always struggled to love insects. And I’ll admit, I am judging a book by its cover: their shiny carapaces, their eerie antennae, and their chaotic movements all give me a case of the heebie jeebies. Yet, after reading Farming with Soil Life: A Handbook for Supporting Soil Invertebrates and Soil Health on Farms, I’m finding a new appreciation for these creepy crawlies (and other soil life too!)

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Reciprocal Relationship: Restoring & Receiving on the Skykomish

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Reciprocal Relationship: Restoring & Receiving on the Skykomish

As a Restoration Ecologist, Paul Cereghino recognizes the enormity of the challenge we’re facing in our region. 

“If you think about every river and stream, every wetland, all the forested buffers, it's over 1,000,000 acres of land across the lowland Salish Sea. A lot of this landbase is degraded and needs restoration,” Paul explains. 

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What Can Living with Beavers Look Like?

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What Can Living with Beavers Look Like?

When Ken Coman first spotted a beaver along the stream on his property outside of Snohomish, his first reaction wasn’t concern, it was curiosity. He started doing some reading about the ecological benefits that beavers provide and decided that his goal wasn’t to get rid of them, but to welcome them instead.

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Get Grounded: Dig into the Life of Soil

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Get Grounded: Dig into the Life of Soil

Soil is teeming with life. With advances in technology, we, the ever-curious above-ground experimenters, are slowly unearthing how these various tiny creatures interact with each other and their environment. Learning how to manage this complex soil ecosystem can feel daunting, especially in the face of environmental extremes and changes, but many people are having success by focusing on soil health.

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Restoring Connection at Tangled Thicket

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Restoring Connection at Tangled Thicket

If you meet Melissa Correia and Joanna Kenyon from Tangled Thicket Farm, you may discover that they value something that is hard to quantify, but that science is starting to prove is deeply important: connection. Our connection with each other, our community, the natural world, and also the connections that exist between the plants, animals, and fungi within ecosystems.*

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Planting Change (& Pawpaws!) at Rooted Northwest

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Planting Change (& Pawpaws!) at Rooted Northwest

The seed of Rooted Northwest started small, with just two families. They envisioned teaming up to buy just enough land where they could raise their kids on a farm and teach permaculture. However, when they found a 240-acre former dairy for sale in Arlington, their plans began to change.

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Agroforestry Practice Highlight: Silvopasture

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Agroforestry Practice Highlight: Silvopasture

Silvopasture is the practice of deliberately integrating trees and grazing livestock on the same land. This typically involves either taking a stand of trees (such as a forest or an orchard) and integrating livestock, or establishing trees on land where livestock are already grazing.

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