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Make Those Weeds in Your Yard History!
Are you frustrated by stubborn weeds in your yard or garden? The Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Four County Cooperative Weed Management Area, with support from the Western IPM […]
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Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
Environmental markets? Environmental services? What do these terms mean? How can these markets benefit farming and ranching? How do environmental services benefit water, wildlife, and other natural resources? A few years ago, the […]
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Seats Still Available at Energize Oregon Workshops
Energize Oregon is now providing technical assistance to agricultural producers in Lane, Lincoln, Benton, Linn, Polk, Marion, Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Yamhill Counties. Register for Energize – attend a workshop or fill out […]
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Milk Creek Project: Greening Up Before Fall Rains Arrive
A quick inspection of the Milk Creek Project log structures shows grasses and willows sprouting, even though fall rains have not yet arrived. Milk Creek water is clear as it flows past the […]
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We All Live Upstream – A Watershed Event
Save the Date: We All Live Upstream – A Watershed Event October 27, 2012 This free family event is coming up on October 27, 2012. Speakers, exhibits, drawings and nibbles from local food […]
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ODA Delivers Agricultural Water Quality Report
September 26, 2012 — A lot has happened since the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 1010 in 1993, giving birth to the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Water Quality Management Program. A new report […]
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Plant a Patch of Flowering Plants for Pollinators
Plant a patch of flowering plants to attract native pollinators like bees, butterflies, and beetles! The value these small creatures provide is extraordinary. While honeybees do pollinate crops, so do our less heralded […]
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Milk Creek Project: Water is Flowing in the Restored Channel
The contractor and engineers worked closely today to return Milk Creek to the old channel. Stream riffles that existed before the project were restored. Great progress was made on engineered log jams downstream […]
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Milk Creek Project: Surface Seeded and Bank Shaping Underway
What a difference a day makes! Topsoil was spread today and raked to provide good soil-to-seed contact. Straw mulch was placed to help with germination of the seed. The opposite bank is being […]