Voluntary Stewardship Program
left|200pxThe [[Washington State Conservation Commission was authorized in 2011 to offer Counties an alternative to Critical Areas Regulation under the Growth Management Act by developing a Voluntary Stewardship Program. This program applies where agricultural activities occur. As of 2023 27 out of 39 counties are using the VSP option. Under the VSP a landowner may develop a Stewardship Plan for their land to achieve compliance with GMA and local critical areas regulations.
Relationships
- broader: legal;agriculture;aquatic buffer
- broader: legal
- broader: wetland
- involves organization: local
- located in: washington
- related to: Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)
- related to: cds
- related to: counties
- related to: ecology
- related to: growth management act
- related to: mrsc
- related to: riparian buffers
- related to: washington state department of ecology
- related to: wdfw
- related to: Chehalis Basin
- related to: Riverscape Commons Mapping