Southeast Washington Land Watch

Massive public opposition erupted at a packed Union High School gym, where hundreds spoke out against two data center projects rezoning agricultural...

Zoning and Development Approvals

• 🔥 Pasco Rezoning: Pasco City Council approved Ordinance 4823, rezoning a vacant church property near North 5th...

Key landowner actions amid receding Touchet River floodwaters:

• Inspect electrics, wells, and septics professionally before use
• Note road closures:...

Protect your crops and lawns from invasive Japanese beetles—WA Dept of Ag urging Pasco and Kennewick owners to consent for spring treatments in...

• Zoning approval: Pasco Council passes Ordinance 4823, shifting a North 5th Ave parcel from commercial to low-density residential.
• Site context:...

Key update for Horn Rapids landowners: WA Dept. of Veterans Affairs picks 140-acre parcel near SR 240 after years of town halls and environmental...

• Columbia Riverkeeper report warns data centers are undermining renewable energy efforts in WA and OR.
• Over 100 data centers in development across...

• Port of Benton recruited Avalanche Energy FusionWERX to repurpose specialized port facilities from Fukushima cleanup for fusion tech.
• Port of...

• No need to worry about smoke plumes in Central/Eastern WA: WDFW's prescribed burns thin fuel and clear dead materials to prevent bigger...

Today's Critical Meetings

• 🔥 Walla Walla County on McNary Refuge Acquisition: Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. today to...

• Resident impacts: Streets in Dayton flooded up to porch steps (1 ft deep), taking hours to recede; locals shoveling mud from sidewalks.
• Rural...

Key habitat boost for county's west side:

• Board votes today on supporting USFWS buy of 123 acres (Pierce 93.6A + Robison 30A).
• Pierce Tract...

• Low annual fees: $5 per parcel + $0.10/acre; avg $5.03 for residential units starting 2027
• Developer wins: Streamlines shrub steppe mitigation...

• Nearly 500 acres burned this March on WDFW lands: 300 acres at L.T. Murray Unit (Kittitas Co.), 80 at Golden Doe (Okanogan Co.), 100 at Carter...

Key compliance risks for WA farms using H-2A visas:

• Discriminating against locals: Cornerstone Ranches settled for $1M after firing U.S. workers...

NW low snowpack endangers irrigation and crops:

• Yakima Basin: 44% normal for junior water rights holders
• Crop hits: Fields fallow, perennials like...

Plans advance to turn 140-acre farm at Horn Rapids and Snively Road into Tri-Cities Veterans Cemetery.

• Public input chance: Town hall March 25, 2...

Flood Mitigation in Waitsburg

• 🔥 Extra Rock on Touchet Levee: Waitsburg officials confirmed the city added extra rock to the Touchet Levee to...

Key developments for the 140-acre Horn Rapids site off Hwy 240:

• Free transfer offered by Richland to WDVA in Aug 2025, shifting rural land to state...

• Levee action: Officials added extra rock to the Touchet Levee to slow flood overflow.
• River update: Touchet River crested Saturday but has eased...