This posting of Outreach Insight is the monthly report of the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District’s Outreach and Education Program. Gearing up to Promote Wildlife Habitat The Backyard Habitat Certification Program is […]
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Christmas Trees for Fish Habitat
Make a fish happy in 2018! Dispose of your Christmas tree for fish habitat! The North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council and the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation Department are collecting recycled Christmas trees […]
Conservation Outreach Insight for November
Welcome to our new Conservation Outreach Insight report. This is a monthly report by our Outreach and Education Program staff of important activities and events. We hope you enjoy this report! Year in […]
Sharing Erosion Technology with Nursery Growers
This October, a special demonstration day was offered for local nursery growers that showcased construction technology to control erosion. Growers, along with conservation personnel, gathered in a field belonging to the event sponsor, […]
National Pollinator Week June 19-25
Celebrate National Pollinator Week by taking a few moments to learn how you can best support our native pollinators! If you have listened to news reports over the last few years, you probably […]
Spring Pasture – Anxious to Graze?
We’ve had a taste of warm weather and spring pasture grasses are growing, but wait! Don’t turn those horses out too early! While your horses may have been hanging out in a sacrifice […]
Scholarships Offered to Local Students
The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to offer three $1,500 scholarships for the 2017-18 school year! The scholarship money may be used toward earning an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree. […]
Bugs as Indicators of Water Quality
Got bugs? Did you notice folks in orange vests looking under rocks and kicking the sediment in Doane and North Fork Deep Creeks in early October? They were staff and volunteers from Clackamas […]
Almost 60 Tons of Pesticides Removed from Watersheds
Early in November, several organizations worked together to hold two pesticide collection events in Clackamas County. More than 8,437 pounds of unused, old, restricted, or damaged pesticides were collected from area agricultural producers. […]
