Sun 14 Mar 2010 11:44 pm
Concerned about farmland, fish, and wildlife preservation in our area? Head to the polls Tuesday for the practically-unknown King Conservation District elections, which generally draw a tiny fraction of eligible voters. As The Seattle Times put it in a nice look at the issue today, “The chronically poor turnout belies the importance of an agency created after the Dust Bowl of the 1930s to help farmers, ranchers and tree growers be stewards of their land in ways that produce dependable crops, retain soil and keep creeks and rivers clean.”
I first heard about the election from candidate Mary Embleton, who I know from her work with the Cascade Harvest Coalition. A full list of candidates is online here, and a list of polling places and hours is here.
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