Voluntary Stewardship Program VSP

Due to COVID-19, the Voluntary Stewardship Program’s meetings will be canceled and suspended until further notice.  When restrictions are lifted and work returns to a typical schedule, this website will be updated to show the next meeting date.  

W.F. "Frank" Hendrix - Yakima County VSP Workgroup Chair, (509) 574-1600, Hendrixwf@gmail.com


Upper Valley Agriculture

What is the Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP)?


The Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) is a new approach for counties to participate in a watershed-based, collaborative stewardship planning process. VSP uses incentives to promote agricultural and environmental stewardship. The program passed into Washington law in 2011 (ESHB 1886) as the result of an ongoing effort to advance common goals for environmental protection and agricultural viability using regulation as a last resort.

2020 Meetings

12-29-2020

  1. 12-29-2020 Agenda VSP Work Group

12-17-2020

  1. VSP Minutes December 17, 2019

11-19-2020

  1. 11-19-2020 Work Group Agenda
  2. Presentation 2020 1118 sub
  3. Agenda Packet Shrub-Steppe 2020 1022 Notes sub

09-29-2020

  1. 09-29-2020 Work Group Agenda
  2. Preliminary Draft Monitoring_2020_0922
  3. YVSP Work Group Minutes Sept 29, 2020

06-30-2020

  1. Work Group Agenda_2020_June_30
  2. Work Group minutes June_30_2020
  3. Memo_VSP Work Group_2020_0622
  4. cheatgrass_mapping_conceptual_model_v1
  5. Draft-5-yr-report-guide-with-process

2019 Meetings

08-27-2019 Meeting (*Please note there is a new location for this meeting*)

  1. Updated Agenda Meeting 08-27-19
  2. Draft Yakima VSP Biennial Report
  3. Yakima VSP Biennial Report - Clarification, Page 6
  4. Final Operating rules for VSP Workgroup
  5. Yakima WSDA Map 2011 vs 2018

05-30-2019 Meeting

  1. Agenda Meeting 05-30-2019
  2. VSP-SAC-Policy-Advisory-04-19-CAOs-and-Counties.final_
  3. Yakima VSP Monitoring Outlines_2019_0522
  4. Draft Operating rules for VSP Workgroup

04-29-2019 Meeting

  1. Agenda Meeting 04-29-19

Meetings

2016-2017

  1. Agenda Meeting 10-19-17
  2. Agenda Meeting 08-17-17
  3. Agenda Meeting 08-03-17
  4. Agenda Meeting 06-22-17
  5. Agenda Meeting 05-25-17
  6. Agenda Meeting 04-27-17
  7. Agenda Meeting 03-23-17
  1. Agenda Meeting 02-23-17
  2. Agenda Meeting 01-26-17
  3. Agenda Meeting 12-22-16
  4. Agenda Meeting 11-18-2016
  5. Agenda Meeting 10-27-2016
  6. Agenda Meeting -09-22-16
  1. Agenda Meeting 08-25-2016
  2. Agenda Meeting 08-05-16
  3. Agenda Meeting_06-23-16
  4. Agenda_ Meeting_06-03-16
  5. Agenda_Meeting_04-22-16
  6. Agenda Meeting 03-30-16

Meeting Minutes

2019

  1. Meeting notes 4-29-19 FINAL
  1. Meeting notes 5-30-19 FINAL
  1. Meeting Notes 8-27-19 FINAL

2016-2017

  1. Meeting notes 10-19-17 FINAL
  2. Meeting notes 8-17-17 FINAL
  3. Meeting notes 8-3-17 FINAL
  4. Meeting notes 6-22-17 FINAL
  5. Meeting notes 5-25-17 FINAL
  6. Meeting notes 4-27-17 FINAL
  7. Meeting notes 3-23-17 FINAL
  1. Meeting notes 2-23-17 FINAL
  2. Meeting notes 1-26-17 revised
  3. Meeting notes 12-22-16 FINAL
  4. Meeting notes 11-18-16 FINAL
  5. Meeting notes 10-27-16 FINAL
  6. Meeting notes 9-22-16 FINAL
  1. Meeting notes 8-25-16 FINAL
  2. Meeting notes 8-5-16 FINAL
  3. Meeting notes 6-23-16 FINAL
  4. Meeting notes 6-3-16 FINAL
  5. Meeting notes 4-22-16 FINAL
  6. Meeting notes 3-30-16 FINAL

Biennial Reports


  1. Yakima VSP Biennial Report_8-29-19

Final Yakima Work Plan

  1. 1_Yakima_Compiled_Work_Plan_2017_1030
  2. 2_Appendix_A_Maps_2017_1030
  3. 3_Appendices_B_to_M_2017_1030

State of Washington Conservation Commission Letter- Approval of VSP Work Plan by Technical Panel

  1. Letter_to_Yakima_County - Approval_of_WP_by_TP

VSP Technical Panel Meeting Agenda - October 27, 2017

  1. VSP_TP_Oct_27_2017_Agenda

Final VSP Documents for Technical Panel

  1. 1_Technical_Panel_and_Public_Comments_and_Responses_2017_1024_sub
  2. 3_Appendix_G_Adaptive_Management_Matrix_Edits
  3. 4_Appendices_A_to_H_TOC

Conservation Commission Receipt Letter of Yakima County VSP Workplan

  1. VSP Receipt of WP from County WG ltr.Yakima

Proposed VSP Workplan and Appendix A-H Submitted to VSP WA Technical Panel (8-30-17).

  1. Yakima_Compiled Draft Work Plan_2017_0829_Clean

Appendix A

  1. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 1
  2. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 3
  3. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 4
  4. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 5
  5. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 6
  6. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 7
  7. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 8
  1. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 9
  2. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 10
  3. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 11
  4. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 12
  5. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 13
  6. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 14
  7. Appendix_A_Maps_2017_0829 15

Appendix B-H

  1. Appendix_B_to_H_Yakima_VSP_2017_0829

VSP Technical Panel Meeting Agenda

  1. VSP-TP-July-28-2017-agenda-1

VSP Frequently Asked Questions

  1. VSP Information_FAQs
  2. YakimaVSP_FAQ Draft Plan_2016_0713

Resolution by Yakima County to Opt-In

  1. Yakima_Co_Resolution14-2012_2

Former Consultants and VSP Workgroup Members Listing

  1. Former Consultant Team and VSP Work Group Members