Washington State Conservation Commission

The Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC) is the coordinating state agency for all 45 conservation districts (CDs) in Washington State. Together, the SCC and CDs provide voluntary, incentive-based programs that empower people to practice conservation and ensure healthy natural resources and agriculture for all.

The Office of Farmland Preservation is a program housed within the Washington State Conservation Commission. Through the direction provided by RCW 89.10.010, OFP works to address the rapid loss of working agricultural land in our state. OFP does this by supporting and sponsoring agricultural conservation easements, assisting local governments and organizations as they develop and implement measures to retain agricultural land, providing resources to assist with the transition of farmland and farm business for one generation to the next, and providing data and analysis on trends impacting farmland in Washington.