Preservation Grants
August 3rd, 2009
An important goal of the OFP is to work with existing local farmland preservation programs. However, there are not many local programs in existence and in some cases the existing programs are not working at a level they would prefer.
To that end, in 2008, a limited number of technical assistance grants were made available to Washington counties for the development of farmland preservation programs. The legislature provided a one time opportunity to fund these assistance grants with funds made available through the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program’s Farmland Preservation Program category.
The grants were intended to assist counties in creating a farmland preservation program or increase capacity of existing programs. A primary objective of the grants was to help counties develop strategies that could lead to future grant applications seeking funding for acquisition of agricultural easements.
In June of 2009, OFP submitted a final report to the Recreation and Conservation Office. The report is now available.
County Assistance Grants Final Report to RCO
County Assistance Grants Final Report to RCO
Below you will find final reports from several of the counties that have completed their work, the rest will be updated as they are returned.
Clark County
Clark County Agriculture Preservation Strategies Report
Jefferson County
Klickitat County
San Juan County
Whatcom County