This year at the Clackamas County Fair, kids of all ages displayed their creative ideas for designing a pollinator garden. The Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District provided information on the importance […]
Author Archive | Lisa Kilders
Partnership Pays, Pesticides Removed
Partnership paid off big time for area agricultural producers who needed to dispose of old, unused pesticides. On June 1, 2013, twenty-five producers took advantage of an opportunity to get rid of their […]
Weather For All
We all use weather information every day. For instance, do you look outside or view the morning news before you decide what to wear? Is your favorite weather website or local TV news […]
Scholarships Awarded To Two Local Students
Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District awarded scholarships to two local students working toward degrees in agriculturally related fields. Jessica Lindsey of Beavercreek and Michelle Janik of Sandy were each the recipient […]
Quantities Continue to Increase in Pesticide Collection Events
Agricultural producers will have another opportunity to dispose of their old and unusable pesticides at no charge on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 8 a.m. to noon! Due to limited funds this event is first […]
How to Collect Water Samples for Nitrate Screening
It’s easy to properly collect water samples for nitrate screening: Collect about a cup of water in a clean container. A glass jar is preferred but other containers will work fine, too. The […]
What Are the Bugs Telling Us?
Got bugs? If you live in the Clackamas River watershed, you may have noticed folks in orange vests looking under rocks and kicking the sediment in Doane and North Fork Deep creeks in […]
Don’t Miss This Volunteer Planting Opportunity
Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, Friends of Trees and Trillium Creek Primary School in West Linn are partnering to revegetate a natural area adjacent to Trillium Creek. The inaugural planting in this […]
Pesticide Disposal Event Coming Soon
Do you need to dispose of old pesticides? Take advantage of this free opportunity to safely and anonymously dispose of old and unusable pesticides. This collection event is for agricultural producers in Washington […]
