{"id":12551,"date":"2023-05-09T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=12551"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:43:54","slug":"conservation-ag","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/conservation-ag\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation &amp; Ag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h2>Bee &amp; Pollinator Information Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympiabeekeepers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bee-friendly-plants-list-2.pdf\">List of South Puget Sound specific plant species for garden beds (pdf) <\/a><\/strong>(List assembled by Thurston County Master Gardener, Penny Longwell)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pollinator.org\/bff\/bff-us\">Bee Friendly Farming\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xerces.org\/publications\/guidelines\/farming-for-bees\"><strong>Farming for Bees\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/publications\/books\/farming-with-native-beneficial-insects\"><strong>Farming with Native Beneficial Insects\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/publications\/brochures\/farming-for-pollinators\"><strong>Farming for Pollinators<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollinator.org\/pollinator.org\/assets\/generalFiles\/Farmer-Rancher-Technical-Guide-Pacific-Northwest.pdf\"><strong>A Technical Guide for Farmers &amp; Ranchers in the PNW (pdf)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/publications\/habitat-installation-guides\/western-oregon-washington-hedgerow-planting-422-for\"><strong>Western OR &amp; WA Hedgerow Planting for Pollinators\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/pollinator-resource-center\/pnw\">Pollinator Conservation Resources: PNW Region<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmers.gov\/blog\/farmers-can-bee-friend-pollinators\"><strong>USDA Farmers Can &#8216;Bee&#8217; a Friend to Pollinators<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bees.wsu.edu\/\">WSU Bees &amp; Pollinators Center\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xerces.org\/pollinator-conservation\"><strong>Xerces Pollinator Conservation Program <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Washington &amp; Regional Organization<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/psbees\/\"><strong>Puget Sound Beekeepers Association<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wasba.org\/local-organizations\/\"><strong>Washington State Beekeepers Association\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Local Organizations &amp; Contacts<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/psbees\/\"><strong>Olympia Beekeepers Association<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pollinatorgardentc\/\"><strong>Pollinator Garden at the Thurston County Fairgrounds\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Book Resources<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c100 Plants to Feed the Bees,\u201d The Xerces Society<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAttracting Native Pollinators\u201d The Xerces Society<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Gardening for Butterflies&#8221; The Xerces Society<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Managing Alternative Pollinators&#8221; Sustainable Agriculture Research &amp; Education<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mason Bee Revolution&#8221; Dave Hunter &amp; Jill Lightner<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pollinator Friendly Gardening&#8221; Rhonda Fleming Hayes<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Bee Friendly Garden&#8221; Kate Frey<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Honeybee Democracy,\u201d Thomas D. Seeley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conservation Easements<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15572\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-396x512.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-729x943.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-792x1025.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-990x1281.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout_Page_1-1188x1537.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A conservation easement <span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt\">pays landowners for the development rights on their property while allowing them to retain ownership of their land and keep farming and\/or conserve habitat. It\u2019s completely voluntary and flexible to fit your needs but it is a permanent legal agreement. If interested in exploring a conservation easement, review <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2024\/10\/EasementHandout.pdf\">this information sheet (pdf)<\/a> and then reach out to the Thurston Conservation District or WSU Extension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/hedgerows\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Hedgerows<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/lwss\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Landwise South Sound<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/conservation-grazing\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Conservation Grazing<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/arts-grasslands-rangelands\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">International Year of Rangelands &amp; Pastoralists<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/repi-grant\/\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Grassland Resilience Grant<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter single\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-video-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative\"><img src=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrswsuwp-plugin-pagebuilder\/lib\/images\/spacer16x9.gif\" style=\"width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QmZSMAGhcD8?rel=0\" rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;top:0;left:0;\" aria-label=\"This webinar was hosted in 2022 and features a presentation on Conservation Easements by Jeff Swotek formerly of NRCS, testimonials from several Thurston County farmers with Easements and the presentation of social science data around the sentiment of local farmers towards Easements.\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bee &amp;amp; Pollinator Information Resources List of South Puget Sound specific plant species for garden beds (pdf) (List assembled by Thurston County Master Gardener, Penny Longwell) Bee Friendly Farming\u00a0 Farming for Bees\u00a0 Farming with Native&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36735,"featured_media":13477,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/program.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12551"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17805,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12551\/revisions\/17805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12551"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=12551"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=12551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}