27 Oct Save the date: Our Annual Conference is November 17, 2022
The Annual Conference of the Columbia Basin Development League is set for Thursday, November 17, 2022. Register for the Conference Here View Our Agenda Here Thanks to our Sponsors ...
Author: Katlyn Straub
15 Aug Did you know there is an ongoing campaign to educate consumers about the importance of U.S. agriculture to the nation’s food supply?
Did you know there is an ongoing campaign to educate consumers about the importance of U.S. agriculture to the nation's food supply? In April of this year, a coalition of farmers and farm organizations ran a national ad in the Wall Street Journal to educate consumers...
11 Aug Register for the CBDL Conference & 58th Annual Meeting!
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15 Jul Did you know the Columbia Basin Project generates an annual crop value of $2.66 billion?
Primary CBP crops include hay, potatoes, corn, wheat, beans, orchard fruits, grapes, herbs, onions, grass seed, and vegetables with an estimated value of $3,800 per acre, annually. An additional $2.66 billion of animal and food processing production specifically tied to CBP crops is annually generated, with...
05 Jul COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT COMPLETION PROCESS AT A GLANCE
As the Columbia Basin Project (CBP) is the largest Reclamation project in the nation, full development of the authorized 1,029,000 acres was intended to be phased and take multiple decades. Decades since ground breaking on the CBP, it is often asked what it would take...
05 Jul MEET JON ERICKSON – ECBID NEW DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Tell us about yourself! My name is Jon Erickson, and I am the Development Coordinator of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) where I have worked since 2019. I grew up in Warden and lived in the Columbia Basin until I left for Alaska in...
05 Jul LEAGUE AND COALITION TAKE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY INSECURITIES
The Columbia Basin Sustainable Water Coalition, a group of water purveyors and other municipal and small community water systems stakeholders, was formed in 2018 to address domestic Columbia Basin groundwater supply issues and create locally-driven recommendations that influence water delivery methods and policy for long-term...
05 Jul GRANT AWARD IS A MILESTONE IN JOURNEY TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK
In 2021, the League was awarded a Simplot Foundation grant to increase stakeholder engagement by promoting understanding of and generating support for the Columbia Basin Project. The award represented a significant milestone in a continued journey responding to outcomes of a 2019 stakeholder survey. In 2019,...
05 Jul OCR CAPITAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND CBP PROJECTS
The Columbia River Policy Advisory Group (CBPAG) at their June 2nd meeting received a presentation on the 2023-2025 Capital Budget Development from Melissa Downs, Office of Columbia River Financial and Projects Section Manager. The development of the biennial Capital Budget, which is the primary source...
05 Jul LEAGUE ACTIVELY ADVOCATES FOR OGWRP FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The League’s March trip to Washington D.C. along with quarter one and quarter two developments in the political arena set the stage for a number of advocacy opportunities leveraged in recent months. First, an annual appropriations request was submitted. But, for FY23, strategic collaboration with...
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