RENTON, Wash. - Voters on Tuesday will be asked to choose a new supervisor of the King Conservation District from a crowded group of five candidates.
The organization was born out of concerns for the nation's agricultural lands after the great dust bowl years of the 1930s. Since then, it has grown into an elaborate network of staff and volunteers in districts all over the country. Each year, each district holds elections and most residents are eligible to vote. Last year, fewer than 3,000 chose to do that in the King district and that was considered a strong turnout.
The District was designed to help farmers and ranchers protect the lands they work and, for the most part, that is still what it does. But Hemphill says that is changing as the group has branched out into the cities where they will help property owners protect Puget Sound or nearby lakes and rivers from storm water runoff or other concerns.
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