FY
2008 (7/1/09 – 6/30/10) Long Range Plan
Who
We Are
The
Foster Creek
Conservation District
(FCCD) is located in north central
Washington
and encompasses 622,520 acres in the northern-half of rural
Douglas
County
. FCCD is a legal subdivision of WA state government. We are mandated by,
RCW 89.08 to develop and administer voluntary, non-regulatory
programs to conserve natural resources. WA
'
s
47 Conservation Districts are the only locally-driven,
conservation delivery systems that identify local problems and
guide voluntary local solutions.
The
Foster Creek
Conservation District
is governed by a board of volunteer supervisors who establish
local priorities and set policies. These district supervisors
are not paid, but direct the expertise of district staff.
Our
Conservation Team
The
Foster Creek
Conservation District
(FCCD) works closely with the
Washington
State
Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) in a unique partnership.
The FCCD is self-governed by local landowners and
concerned citizens, while the Washington State Conservation
Commission (a state agency) and the NRCS (a federal agency)
work as separate entities providing technical assistance to
cooperators. The
WSCC
and NRCS receive much
of their direction on a local level from the FCCD board.
It’s a partnership that has been working well since
1942.
Supervisors:
John
McLean
, Chair,
Dry
Falls
Lee
Hemmer
, Vice-Chair,
Del Rio
Sharon
Davis
, Auditor,
Baird
Wade
Troutman
, Supervisor, Pearl Hill
Howard McDonald, Supervisor, Mold
Gene Weimerskirch
, Associate, Sim’s Corner
Allen Miller, Associate,
Leahy Junction
Richard Rice,
Associate, Rex/Del
Rio
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Staff:
Britt
Dudek, District Manager
Kay
Fisher, Financial Manager
Kathleen Deason, Watershed Manager
Tim
Behne
, Water Resource Coord.
Kristine Desgroseiliier,
Natural Resource Technician
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NRCS
Partners:
Mark
Bareither
, Resource Conservationist,
Waterville
Michelle
Mires
, Soil Conservation
Technician,
Waterville
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FSA
Partners:
Michel
Ruud
,
County
Executive
Director,
Waterville
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Mission
of the Foster
Creek
Conservation District
To protect natural resources; enhance sustainable, profitable
agriculture; and improve the quality of life in Douglas
County
by:
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Encouraging good land stewardship through education, incentives, and
quality technical assistance.
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Protecting individual private property rights.
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Building strong coalitions with other groups.
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Including, but not limited to, government assistance as a valid
conservation partner to agriculture, by providing quality,
intelligent, technical assistance to cooperators and partners.
Our
Long
Range
Natural Resource
Priorities and Goals
§
Completion and implementation of the
Douglas
County
Multi Species Habitat Conservation Plan including measures to
retain the current base of land in conservation cover within
the county.
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Implementation of our Invasive Species Control Program utilizing
education, biological controls, and early detection and
eradication.
§
Continued implementation of our Moses Coulee/Foster Creek Watershed Plan
including the actions and projects associated with it to
conserve our local water resources.
§
Investigation and promotion of the emerging Ecosystem Services
marketplace for the benefit of our local land stewards.
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