Columbia Basin Conservation District

10/09/2026

Join us this Sunday! 🌼

And thank you for the feature, Columbia Basin Herald!

This fall, our community will have an opportunity to learn more about native plants and take some home at the Tapteal Native Plant Pop-Up on Oct. 11 in Moses Lake. The first 50 attendees will receive a free native plant, generously donated by BFI Native Seeds. The Columbia Basin Conservation Distric...

10/08/2026

Next Tuesday is your chance to learn more about noxious weeds and how to help protect your yard and community. 🌱

Join Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake for our Noxious W**d Class on Tuesday, October 13 at 5:30 PM.

Spots are available, so don’t wait. Sign up today and join us next Tuesday!
habitatgreatermoseslake.org

10/05/2026

Happy Birthday to our amazing Communications Specialist, Anna! 🎉🦌🌾🍂

Anna has truly helped level up CBCD. She is incredibly talented, organized, creative, and has an amazing eye for detail. She works across every department, somehow keeping track of a million moving pieces while helping all of us communicate our work better.

More importantly, Anna is thoughtful, kind, dependable, and just a genuinely wonderful person to work with. We are so lucky to have her on our team!

Please join us in wishing Anna a very happy birthday! 🎉🦌🌾🍂

09/14/2026

Join us for the 5th Annual State of Our Lake! 💦

The Moses Lake Watershed Council invites you to our biggest meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 6–8 PM at the Civic Center Council Chambers (401 S. Balsam St., Moses Lake).

Hear updates from council members, community partners, and local residents as we share progress and new projects focused on improving Moses Lake water quality and its watershed. An online option will also be available.

Save the date, bring your questions, and be part of the conversation about the future of our lake!

👉 Learn more: https://www.moseslakewatershed.org/annual-state-of-the-lake

09/14/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to our Executive Director, Kristina Ribellia! 🎉

Today we’re celebrating an amazing leader and an even better person! Kristina leads CBCD with kindness, dedication, and genuine care for our team and the work we do. She knows how to bring people together, support her staff, and keep us moving forward with purpose.

We’re so lucky to have her leading CBCD and grateful for everything she brings to our team each day. 💚

Happy Birthday, Kristina! We hope you have the best day! 🥳🎂

09/01/2026

Some moments stay with you forever... ✨

Working toward fish passage at Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dam is one of the most important and meaningful initiatives of our time.

Members of the CBCD team recently had the opportunity to help release salmon above Grand Coulee. It was an incredible experience, filled with joy and hope for the future.

A huge, heartfelt thank you to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation for this incredible experience and to the Office of Columbia River’s Columbia River Policy Advisory Group for the opportunity to take part.

08/31/2026

🚜 Huge climate smart farm equipment cost share opportunity with Washington State Department of Agriculture! First come, first served. Qualifying cost share includes:

🌾 Items that directly decrease greenhouse gas emissions during production, or increase soil or vegetative carbon storage, including equipment with established GHG reduction estimates recognized by USDA. Examples include, but are not limited to: No-till drills, electric tractors, compost spreaders, electric pumps, and GPS precision ag equipment.

🌾 Equipment supporting innovative or emerging practices with scientific evidence of GHG reduction potential, even if not yet represented in USDA models (applicants requesting these items are more competitive when supporting citations and literature are submitted).

🌾 Delivery costs associated with eligible equipment.

https://agr.wa.gov/services/grant-opportunities/climate-smart-farm-equipment-grant?fbclid=IwY2xjawUClPhwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTcwRWxIMWc1Q0pZRWF2MENzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9vQN6RnDHc9J6lUaPhjyPBph7uSHZ6BRWRTh4WzHTFytC0wR89O1BTeP6aU_aem_JnOABKONqfm4PSQ2iyZ_Ww

Washington’s farms feed the world and sustain our communities. The Climate Smart Farm Equipment Grant supports Washington producers in this important work, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving soil health, and increasing Washington agriculture’s resilience.  

08/29/2026

Our Heritage Garden team is amazing! 🌾✨

Thank you Columbia Basin Herald for featuring our recent Heritage Garden class co-hosted with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Moses Lake. We had a fantastic turnout and can’t wait to see more native, low water use plants in the Basin.

If you have questions or need help choosing plants for a drought resistant garden, contact Yazmin or Dinah with Columbia Basin Conservation District. We’re here to help!

MOSES LAKE — Heritage gardens, with native, drought-resistant plants, aren’t just nice to look at, they’re economical, and they make a difference when the water bill rolls around, said Columbia Basin Conservation District Conservation Director Dinah Rouleau at a class hosted jointly by the CBC...

08/18/2026

MOSES LAKE — New monitoring data is providing some of the clearest evidence yet that a multimillion-dollar effort to reduce phosphorus and algae in Moses Lake is producing measurable results.

08/08/2026

When conservation districts share ideas, resources, challenges, and successes, we’re simply able to get more meaningful conservation on the ground. And that’s what our recent collaboration with Spokane Conservation District is all about.

We’re especially excited about one tangible outcome of our recent visits: welcoming Spokane CD as a new partner in the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP). Together, we’ll be working to bring the Spokane CD’s Bio Farming Group outreach and expertise to Odessa-area producers, adding another important layer of soil health support as these farms transition from deep groundwater to Columbia River surface water.

After decades of reliance on the declining Odessa Subarea Aquifer, many of these agricultural soils have been impacted by poor groundwater quality, including elevated salts and minerals associated with increasingly deep groundwater wells. Groundwater replacement creates an incredible opportunity not only to conserve the aquifer, but also to help producers restore soil health, strengthen their operations, and build greater agricultural resilience for the future.

And a huge thank you to Jon Erickson and the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District for providing a fantastic tour of the OGWRP and sharing your knowledge with our partners. As always, we’re grateful for your continued help and support!

Great conservation happens through great partnerships. And we’re excited about what we can accomplish together. 💦