Whitman Conservation District

06/01/2026

🌱 Explore Riparian Restoration in Action! 🌱

Join Us for a Public Site Tour on Alkali Flat Creek

📅 Date: Friday, June 5th
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
📍 Location: Near Dusty WA.

Discover firsthand how riparian restoration is transforming our waterways and supporting healthier ecosystems. This two-stop walking tour offers a unique opportunity to witness:

🌳 A newly established restoration site (2025) featuring 1,400 feet of streambank and over 1,000 native trees and shrubs.
🌲 A mature 7-year-old project with 14,000+ trees and shrubs, covering 7,839 feet of Alkali Flat Creek and its tributary.

Our conservation team will guide the tour, share restoration insights, and discuss the environmental benefits of native plantings and streambank stabilization.

✨ Whether you're a community member, landowner, or just curious about habitat restoration—you’re invited!

🔗 Learn more and RSVP for additional details.

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05/13/2026

Thanks so much to everybody who came out for our plant sale in april. We got a lot of plants out into the community BUT THERE ARE MORE! That's right, we have baby plant here at the whitman district office still looking for homes!

We can't just leave those poor things all alone in our nursery :( so, we've decided to hold another sale day. This one will be Friday May 15th, and Saturday May 16th from 8 am to 6 pm. We still have most of our species available. Shade trees, wnd break species, riparian enhancement species, and lots of edible native berry bushes like Golden Currant, Serviceberry, and Black Cap Raspberry.
Come see us this weekend, and check our our plant species list on our facebook or instagram page from information about different varieties.

04/23/2026

Our annual native plants sale went great this spring! But we still have plants left! there are plenty of each species to choose from. To order Contact us at 509-288-4644. cell- 509-595-3497. Or email our plant sale coordinator at [email protected]
Just submit your order, we will get it ready for you, and then coordinate a pickup time.
Be aware we are out of: Showy Milkweed, and Blanketflower
Tell your friends! The plant sale ain't over till it's over :)

02/17/2026

Join Whitman Conservation, and The Palouse Land trust Sunday, March 1st from 10:00am to 12:30pm, for "Grow the Banks" a riparian restoration program.
We will be doing a workshop on harvesting willow, cottonwood, and dogwood branches for use in riparian restoration projects, at Fosberg Farms off D street in Moscow, Idaho.
Learn proper sizing for live cuttings, harvesting methods, and why these species work well for planted cuttings. Learn about methods of where and how to plant live cuttings, why live cuttings are important in riparian restoration projects, and how these projects can help our ecosystems, landowners, farmers.
Follow the link below to register, and for more information

Join Palouse Land Trust and Whitman Conservation District to help harvest willow, cottonwood, and dogwood to support a healthy Paradise Creek at the Fosberg Farm.

02/12/2026

GET READY! :)
The next annual Whitman Conservation District community native plant sale will be coming up in just a few short months. Check out the flyer below for information on how to reserve your order. Or, just show up on April 3rd, and 4th for plants available on a first come first serve basis at the district office.

Plant selections will be sold at wholesale prices (plus shipping).

The native trees and shrubs we've ordered are specifically selected to do great in your yard, or in your own mini restoration area on your acreage.
We will have native berry bushes, with edible berries, shade trees, and some perennial flowers.

See the species and pricing list below for more information.
To order, use the contact information on the attached flyer.
See you on April 3rd and 4th, at the Whitman Conservation District office in Colfax, WA!

02/07/2026

Positions open now. Visit our website at whitmancd.org to learn more.

02/03/2026

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