local solutions to local problems

Image: Flooded field. Text: Climate Change Prediction Tools. Link to prediction tools page.

Conservation Action Map. Text: Join the Club! Show off your actions to protect natural resources. Link to Mapping tool.

Deer in backyard garden. Text Looking to attract more wildlife to your property? Check out these great tips using the attached link.

Students viewing macroinvertebrates. Text Sound Education: Book now, calendar is filling up. Link leads to education booking.

Soil Cutaway with grass growing. Text Want Healthy Soil? Check out our Know Your Soils Guide! Link leads to soils guide.

working together for better ground

cows looking out of pen. link leads to farm Planning Program page.

We've been working together with locals since 1941 to make better ground by providing educational resources, technical expertise and funding for conservation projects.

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Heeled In Plants (aka what to do when it's still cold outside)

Was your plant appetite bigger than your time available for planting? Dig a shallow trench in your garden or bare soil, take the plants out of the bags, lay the roots in the trench, cover the roots well with soil, and use your heel or palms to tamp down the soil over the roots. Keep them moist and they'll hold until you're ready to plant.

Students Teaching Students About Watersheds

The power of community and the willingness to both learn and teach on full display at this Bothell elementary school.

Country Living From Sunrise to Sunset

2019’s Country Living Expo and Cattlemen’s Winter School is in the books with Dr. Temple Grandin as the special guest. Bonus: Check out our two Facebook Live videos!