Climate Tools Survey

Dear Conservation District Community,

The Center for Technical Development is working with the Washington State Conservation Commission to host a webinar by staff from the Washington State Climate Office at the University of Washington (planned for Fall 2026).

The following survey is meant to help target the subjects covered in the webinar to be as useful as possible to the conservation district staff members participating.

We appreciate your feedback by Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Questions or comments? Please reach out to Karen Hills, Sustainable Farms and Fields Program Manager at khills@scc.wa.gov.

1.Do you currently use any climate tools or climate information in your work?(Required.)

Yes

If yes, please describe:

2.What type of information on climate would you find helpful to use in doing your work?(Required.)

3.What kinds of climate data/tools/projections are you most interested in? (select all that apply)(Required.)

Historical trends (observed long-term changes)

Real-time or near-term climate and weather (current conditions or weather forecasts for the next 1-10 days)

Seasonal forecasts (e.g. temperature and precipitation outlooks for the next 1-6+ months )

Long-term projections (expected climate conditions in 20-100 years from now)

Other

5.Is there anything else you would like to say about the climate hazards that you are most interested in?

6.What is a curiosity you have around Washington’s climate?

7.Are there other topics related to climate that you are interested in learning about in a future webinar? (for example, tools that commodity producers are using to make planting decisions? Resources for talking about climate with a variety of audiences? Invasive species? Livestock heat resources? Other topics?)