Networking Forums

Agroforestry Networking Forum 

Fourth Thursdays in October, January, April, and July @ 9am - 10am

No need to register, just join the meeting HERE.   

Join us for a new quarterly Agroforestry Networking Forum!  We will discuss what resource concerns agroforestry practices can address, how to design agroforestry systems, resources for agroforestry funding, how to engage landowners around agroforestry, and so much more.

Hosted by: Carrie Brausieck, Agroforestry Program Manager at Snohomish CD, and Executive Director of Agroforestry Northwest. 

3rd Tuesday in Feb, Jul, Nov - 2pm-3pm 

No need to register, just log on the day of the meeting: JOIN HERE. 

Join Conservation District planners from around the state at the "Cover Crop Networking Forum" to connect, share, and learn. Topics will be presented to the group for discussion and sharing, but your ideas are appreciated! 

Hosted by: Alison Nichols, Pierce CD

• You can collaborate via the Google Cover Crop sharing center. 

• For more information, or to provide ideas/topics for the next forum, contact: AlisonN@PierceCD.org  

2nd Tuesdays in Feb, May, Aug, Nov - 11:00am-noon 

No need to register.  Just join the meeting HERE.

Join Conservation District dairy planners from around the state in the "Dairy Planner Networking Forum" to connect, share, and advocate needs. We will share available resources, discuss training and tool needs, and create connections with each other. This is a regular series shaped by your input and needs. 

What is one topic you would like to cover? SUBMIT HERE.

Hosted by: Megon Weldon, King CD 

Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month - 10:30am - Noon 

No need to register, just log on the day of the meeting:  JOIN HERE.  

Join Conservation District farm planners from around the state at the "Farm Planner Networking Forum" to connect, share, and learn. Hot topics will be presented to the group for discussion and sharing. This is a regular series shaped by your input and needs. 

What is one topic you would like to cover? SUBMIT HERE 

Hosting is shared by farm planner from around the state.  

3rd Tuesdays in  April, July, October, December - 1pm - 2pm 

No need to register, just log on the day of the meeting: JOIN HERE.  

Join your fellow Plant Sale organizers from around the State to share new ideas, challenges and tips & tricks.  Topics will be presented to the group for discussion and sharing, and we encourage you to bring your questions!  This is a regular series tackling timely topics throughout the yearly Plant Sale cycle. 

Hosted by: Summer Daugherty, Snohomish CD

3rd Wednesdays in January, April, July, October - 10:30am - Noon 

No need to register, just log on the day of the meeting: JOIN HERE   

Join Conservation District Riparian planners from around the State in the "Riparian Planner Networking Forum" to connect and share. This is a regular series shaped by your input and needs. 

Hosted by: Drew Schuldt, Palouse CD & Thomas Bulthuis, Snohomish CD

What topics would you like to see covered at the Riparian Forum meetings? Let us know HERE

STUMP AN ENGINEER

Last Thursday of the month, 8:30am - 9:30am

No need to register, just log on the day of the meeting: JOIN HERE.  

Hosted by: Summer Daugherty & Ryan Bartelheimer, Snohomish CD

Snohomish CDs Engineer Team is offering a monthly drop in event for all CD staff where you may try to 'Stump an Engineer' with your questions.  No need to be an engineer, or be a part of the Snohomish CD cluster.  Come one, come all!  Drop in as your schedule allows and ask questions about upcoming or current projects, next steps in the planning process,  get to know you questions, other engineer related questions, or just say Hi!

If you would like to join the  Stump an Engineer Forum Email List, you can SIGN UP HERE

If you are served by the Snohomish CD Engineering cluster, you can keep up-to-date on your project progress and submit requests for engineering services here:

• SCD Cluster- Request for Engineering Services

• North Central CD Cluster-Request for Engineering Services

Water Resource Forum  

Held monthly on the 1st Monday of the month, @ 1pm - 2pm

No need to register, just join the meeting HERE.   

The Conservation Commission’s water resource staff leads this water resource forum. The forum is open to all conservation district staff and supervisors. The format of the forum centers around preset and/or requested agenda topics, open discussion, topic presentations, and collaboration.  Potential topics might include water resource issues-local and statewide, SCC and other programming and funding, conservation techniques and approaches, strategic needs, drought resiliency and response, climate change impacts on local agriculture, and any other water topic of interest.

Have a question or topic you'd like to cover at the forum?  Please email Jon Culp with your ideas.

Hosted by: Jon Culp, Water Resources Program Manager, WSCC  

January, March, May, July,  September, November on the second Wednesday @ 9am - 10am

No need to register, just join the meeting HERE.   

Join Conservation District wildfire mitigation (“firewise”) and forestry practitioners from around Washington to connect, share, and learn. We will share and learn what’s working, what’s challenging, and what needs are emerging in the areas of reducing wildfire hazards to individual homes and small communities, non-commercial forestry, small woodland assessments, and related topics. Are you looking for BMPs in laying out a community wildfire project? Have a “war story” to share about running a chipping program? Let’s talk! This is a regular series shaped by our needs and inputs in this increasingly important area of work. 

Have a topic idea you'd like to cover? SUBMIT HERE

Hosted by: Dan Richardson, Underwood CD and Jennifer Coe, WSCC.