Building Healthy Soil Workshop

Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a Building Healthy Soil Workshop Series. This FREE series will cover many soil health topics and you...

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Spring Pasture Management Video

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District offers a wide range of support for horse owners in Clackamas County. The following horse pasture video gives...

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Now is the Time to Prepare Fall Pastures

Healthy spring forage and hay yields benefit from careful pasture management in the fall. As dry summer days give over to autumn rains, pasture grasses...

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Small Farm School 2024 – Registration is Open!

Registration for Small Farm School 2024 is now open.  Click here to register! Small Farm School is a one-day educational event for beginning and intermediate...

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Spring Pasture Management Video

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District offers a wide range of support for horse owners in Clackamas County. The following horse pasture video gives...

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2024 Native Plant Sales

The 2024 Native Plant Sales are in full swing.  While the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District doesn’t host a native plant sale, many of our...

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Equipment Rental Program Adds New No-Till Drill

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District has added a new no-till drill to it’s collection of farm implements available to local agricultural...

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Now is the Time to Prepare Fall Pastures

As dry summer days give over to autumn rains, pasture grasses experience new root growth and work to store carbohydrates in the lower 3-4 inches of the stem. ...

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Horse Pasture Management Video

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District offers a wide range of support for horse owners in Clackamas County. The following horse pasture video gives...

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Soil Health Principles that Improve Farm Operations Workshop

Healthy soils are essential to the success of every agricultural operation.  Our new workshop, Soil Health Principles that Improve Farm Operations, will...

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Raptors and Beneficial Insects – Alternative Pest Control

There are many benefits to adding cover crop to your farm, tree, or orchard management plan. However, vegetative cover practices can lead to increased pest...

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Fall Fertilizer Option for Dry Years

This has been an unusual weather year.  Endless rain this spring turned into a hot and dry summer that did not want to step aside to let fall rain and...

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Prepare Now for Fall Pastures

As dry summer days give over to autumn rains, pasture grasses experience new root growth and work to store carbohydrates in the lower 3-4 inches of the stem. ...

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What You Need to Know About Soil Compaction

Have you ever wondered why you see such varying vegetation on the landscape depending on use? One big reason is soil compaction. Land allowed to stay in...

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Protect Spring Pastures: Grazing Guidelines

The weather is beginning to warm and spring pasture grasses are growing, but wait!  Don’t turn those horses out too early! While your horses may have...

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It’s Time to Read Your Pasture

This is the time of year when it is difficult for pasture specialists to give recommendations.  Sure, they have a lot of generalized advice, but everything...

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Prepare Now for Fall Pastures

Fall pasture management can help ensure a healthy pasture for next year. As dry summer days give over to autumn rains, pasture grasses experience new root...

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Small Farm School 2021 – Registration is Open!

Registration for Small Farm School 2021 is now open.  Click here to register! Small Farm School is a one-day educational event for beginning and intermediate...

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How Wildfire Affects the Forest Soil

Did you know that wildfire can affect forest soils?  The effect of fire on trees, shrubs, and herbaceous (non-woody) plants are easily visible. It is not so...

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Subterranean Clover: A Successful Cover Crop for Local Hazelnut Orchardist

Finding the right cover crop that works well with a particular agricultural crop is not always easy. What works for some growers and systems may not work for...

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Video Series for Erosion Control Practices

Our new video series for Erosion Control Practices has information that  you want to know! The lifeblood of any agricultural operation is the soil. It is not...

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Seasonal Rains and Your Septic Field

Rain, rain, and more rain.  How is your septic field holding up? Heavy, prolonged rain can have an impact on your septic system’s performance.  Most of...

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Prepare Now for Fall Pastures

Fall pasture management can help ensure a healthy pasture for next year. As dry summer days give over to autumn rains, pasture grasses experience new root...

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2020 Summer Farmers Market Season is Open!

Did you know that Clackamas County is home to 12 different summer farmers markets?  Our local markets are well represented in both rural and urban parts of...

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