The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is working with partners through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program to provide financial and technical assistance for landowners and producers wanting to improve water quality and salmon habitat in the Puget Sound.

Financial assistance will be provided through special Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding for fiscal year 2018.

Projects may be located in the Dungeness Watershed, as well as other geographic areas: Thomas Creek/Lower Samish Watershed (Skagit County), Skykomish River Watershed (Snohomish County), Stillaguamish Watershed (Snohomish County) and Newaukum Creek Watershed (King County).

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to plan and implement conservation practices that improve soil, water, plant, animal, air and related natural resources on agricultural land and non-industrial private forestland.

Eligible producers and entities interested in applying for financial assistance through this special EQIP sign-up may apply any time.

Funding is limited and applications will be subject to a ranking system. To be eligible, interested parties are asked to visit their local Farm Service Agency office as soon as possible to ensure their farm records are established.

For more information, contact Meghan Adamire, Clallam Conservation District conservation planner, at 360-775-3747 x1 or meghan.adamire@clallamcd.org.