WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier ( WA-08 ) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a bipartisan bill to enhance conservation efforts in Washington state.

According to a release by Congresswoman Schrier, The ENABLE Conservation Act strives to increase farmer participation in the Conservation Reserve Program’s SAFE initiative.

Schrier emphasized the eagerness of farmers and landowners to join the SAFE initiative, which compensates farmers for allowing their land to revert to its natural state, preserving habitats for threatened species.

“Farmers and landowners are eager to participate in the SAFE initiative, which pays farmers to allow some of their land to return to its natural state, preserves vital habitat for threatened species, and has protected thousands of acr

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