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SCD is available to explore funding opportunities and financial aid programs that can support your conservation efforts. From grants and loans to cost-sharing programs, we can help you access the necessary resources to make your conservation projects a reality.
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Shoreline Restoration
The Water Resources Department provides technical assistance, information, and education, and we implement projects to protect, enhance, and maintain water quality in Spokane County.
Rain Barrel Conservation
Participants will gather in person for this hands-on workshop to learn how to turn a used, food-grade barrel into a rain barrel, why it is important to capture rainwater, and how to maintain your barrel. Attendees will retrofit their barrel and take it home from the workshop.
Commodity Buffer
What is a Commodity Buffer? Unlike any other buffer program in the nation, the commodity buffer is an opportunity to showcase a practice that works on all fronts! It compensates a producer for the actual value of the ground, can help provide regulatory certainty for the agricultural community, and protects water quality.
Family Forest Fish Program Passage
A voluntary program where landowners can receive financial and technical assistance for the removal of fish barriers on their property. A fish barrier is any artificial (human-caused) in-stream structure that impedes the free passage of fish, such as culverts, dams, weirs, and road crossings.
Blog posts
Sep 22, 2025
(Video) Thriving Waters, Thriving Farms: Sowing a Legacy for Hangman Creek
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Aug 5, 2024
The tiny town of Marshall is grappling with the legal implications of a mysterious new lake
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Water Resource Contacts
Water Resources Department Manager
Walt Edelen | 509-535-7274, ext. 224 |Â Walt-Edelen@SpokaneCD.org
Implementation Project Coordinator
Dan Ross 509-535-7274, ext. 229 |Â Dan-Ross@SpokaneCD.org
Conservation Specialist
Jacob Taylor | 509-535-7274, ext. 240 |Â Jacob-Taylor@SpokaneCD.org
Habitat Restoration Specialist
Eric Allen | 509-535-7274, ext. 223 |Â Eric-Allen@SpokaneCD.org
Riparian Program Leader
Randy Baker | 509-535-7274, ext. 220 |Â Randy-Baker@SpokaneCD.org
Community Stewardship Specialist
Jade McKeen | 509-535-7274, ext. 239 | Jade@SpokaneCD.org
Riparian Crew Leader
Hanna McCoury | 509-535-7274, ext. 237 |Â Hanna@SpokaneCD.org
