The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District welcomes a new employee to our professional team this week. Conservation Specialist Matt Van Wey brings a wealth of farming, restoration, and conservation experience with him and we are […]
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Register for Small Farm School 2016 Today!
Registration is open for Small Farm School 2016! To make the offerings available to folks who have traditionally been unable to attend on a Saturday, this year’s Small Farm School will be held on Thursday, September […]
Saving Water for Other Uses
It is official; this was a very wet winter! According the National Weather Service, totals for the “meteorological” winter (December- January-February) were 25 to 35 inches throughout the Portland metro area and northern Willamette Valley, about […]
Free Family Farm Succession Program
“What Does the Future Hold for Your Farm?” If this is a question that you have been considering, you may be interested in a free family farm succession program being offered on Tuesday, February 3 from […]
Windsocks Help Reduce Pesticide Drift
Since 2000, monitoring conducted by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has detected pesticides in Clackamas River tributaries at concentrations that exceed benchmarks set to protect fish and invertebrates. Pesticides of Concern The active ingredient and product […]
