Local Work Group

(Central Highlands)

Conservation districts convene a local work group comprised of the district board members and key staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff, Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees and key staffs, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and other Federal, State, and local agencies interested in natural resource conservation. The conservation districts bring views of local interests to work groups by gathering community input through the locally led conservation process. We help ensure that the work groups develop and implement conservation programs that fully reflect local needs and priorities.

The local work group identifies program priorities by completing a natural resource needs assessment and, based on that assessment, develops proposals for priority areas. Priority area proposals are submitted to the NRCS State Conservationist, who selects those areas within the State based on the recommendations from the State Technical Committee.

The Central Highlands Local Work Group consists of representatives from Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan Counties.  Below is the most current list of LWG members.