In Louisville, Kentucky at the 87th Annual National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention and Expo, two North Clackamas FFA members, Julia Barnes and...
The Clackamas County SWCD is pleased to provide our annual report for fiscal year 2013-2014. The report covers the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30,...
Since 2000, monitoring conducted by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has detected pesticides in Clackamas River tributaries at concentrations that...
Here are a few things you can do to protect your animals from health issues related to mud. These activities will also help you avoid slogging through a...
During a blustery morning of wind and rain, enthusiastic students from Candy Lane Elementary braved the elements in order to help support local pollinators....
Why manage manure? There are several reasons! Manure can affect your operation in good and bad ways, and it can impact other people and creatures. The...
What do a 14-foot-tall fish, a table full of local historical artifacts, and a clothesline of fish-print shirts have in common? They were all found at the Milk...
In 2012 the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District implemented a stream restoration project on Milk Creek, a tributary and major stream in the Lower...
If you see a 14-foot tall Chinook salmon travelling down the highway, follow it to Camp Adams and the Milk Creek Watershed Celebration! Claudia the Chinook...
Is the area next to your river (known as the riparian area) eroding and falling off into the water each winter? Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation...
Stream bank erosion is a natural process and, in an undisturbed stream, it usually happens slowly over time. However, once a stream is disturbed and plants...
This exciting news has been shared with us by our friends at Clackamas River Watershed Council! We Love Clean Rivers and the Clackamas River Basin Council...
We are happy to announce that Sarah Hamilton has recently joined the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District staff. Sarah takes on several new...
If you long for a beautiful yard that is filled with song birds and the buzzing of native pollinators, but are discouraged by high water bills and hours of...
Recently, the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Directors began reviewing the long-term strategies used by the District to...
Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District announces that Jessica Lindsey of Beavercreek and Jairo Romero of Canby are the 2014 recipients of the...
The beautiful blue flower of the native camas plant heralds the arrival of spring in the Willamette Valley. Oregon is home to 65% of the named species of...
We are excited to share this announcement with agricultural professionals interested in a hands-on composting classes. OSU Extension, Clackamas County Soil and...
The Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded the Cooperator of the Year award last week by the Oregon Department of Agriculture...
We’ve seen several rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) wandering across the fields and gravel at the farm, but it was a surprise to see dozens in the...
What happens when the hedge you planted for privacy becomes too large to prune and turns into a maintenance headache? Well, one option is to replace it with...
Fueled by hot coffee and Voodoo doughnuts, nearly 50 volunteers braved a rain-soaked Saturday morning to help install over 1,400 native trees and shrubs along...
