Volume 16 Issue 6 June
This month, we interview Darryll Olsen of the Columbia– Snake River Irrigators Association, which deals with litigation regulation on the Columbia and Snake Rivers and works with state agencies…
Volume 16 Issue 5 May
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Derek Friehe, a second-generation farmer in Moses Lake, Washington, about irrigated agriculture in the region and the importance of completing the second half of the…
Volume 16 Issue 4 April
In this month’s cover story, we check in with our friends at the Washington State Potato Commission, which promotes the potato industry through marketing, research, and government affairs. We speak about…
Volume 16 Issue 3 March
In our cover story this month, John Stuhlmiller, our Washington State contributing editor, interviews Derek Sandison, a veteran water policymaker who since 2015 has served as the director of the Washington State…
Volume 16 Issue 2 February
Tom Tebb is well known in Washington State for his good character—and for his success as the director of the Office of Columbia River (OCR) at the Washington State Department of Ecology. In our cover…
Volume 16 Issue 1 January WA
Shane Sheppard is the manager of Consolidated Irrigation District No. 19, located in the rapidly urbanizing outskirts of Spokane in eastern Washington State. In this month’s cover story, we speak with him about…
Volume 15 Issue 10 Nov-Dec WA
Alice Parker and her family moved to the Columbia Basin Project (CBP) area in 1965 and developed their farm out of the sagebrush and cheatgrass. In addition to being a farmer, Ms. Parker served as the secretary…
Volume 15 Issue 9 October WA
With the explosion of the craft beer industry, hops are big business, and the Yakima Valley is the biggest hop- growing region in the nation. In our cover story this month, we speak with Kirby Redman,…
Volume 15 Issue 8 September WA
Washington State’s AgForestry Leadership Program is justly famous for the professional formation it gives participants over its 2‑year course of study. This month, we interview three members of Class 44…
Volume 15 Issue 7 July/August WA
The history of the Wenatchee Reclamation District reaches back to the end of the 19th century, and some of its infrastructure—including wooden pipes and flumes— dates back to the early…