It’s National Pollinator Week! June 17- 23, 2024

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...

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Tree-of-Heaven Isn’t “Heavenly”

If you start looking around Clackamas County, it won’t take you long to find the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima).  This state-listed noxious...

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Tree-of-Heaven Falls Far from the Name

hr If you start looking around Clackamas County, it won’t take you long to find the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima).  This state-listed...

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How to Choose a Good Pollinator Seed Mix

Our colleagues at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service have put together a guide entitled How to Choose a Good Pollinator Seed Mix.  We are excited...

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Growing a Moss Lawn

There are many ecological benefits to growing a moss lawn as we recently learned in Cathy Burk’s article The Benefits and Ecology of a Moss Lawn. Now...

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Springtime Ideas for a Pollinator Friendly Yard

Spring arrived over a month ago, but the weather has been slow to comply.  In the hopes of warmer, sunny days we offer some suggestions on how to make your...

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Backyard Habitat Program Off to a Successful Start!

In March 2016, the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District formally partnered with the Audubon Society of Portland and Columbia Land Trust to expand the...

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Backyard Habitat Certification Program

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District announces the expansion of the Backyard Habitat Certification Program in Clackamas County! The Backyard...

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Plan and Plant the Best Pollinator Habitat Possible

National Pollinator Week June 20-26 If you have listened to news reports over the last few years, you probably know that pollinators are in trouble. They have...

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Be a Backyard Steward: Attend an Oak Habitat Presentation Near You

NOTE:  Final workshop is January 20, 2016 in Milwaukie!! Do you live in North Clackamas County? Do you have Oregon white oak in your yard or neighborhood? Are...

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Candy Lane Students to the Rescue!

During a blustery morning of wind and rain, enthusiastic students from Candy Lane Elementary braved the elements in order to help support local pollinators....

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Learn How to Bring Nature into Your Yard!

If you long for a beautiful yard that is filled with song birds and the buzzing of native pollinators, but are discouraged by high water bills and hours of...

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Transform your hedge into a habitat hedgerow!

What happens when the hedge you planted for privacy becomes too large to prune and turns into a maintenance headache?  Well, one option is to replace it with...

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Rain Drops and Restoration Along the Trolley Trail!

Fueled by hot coffee and Voodoo doughnuts, nearly 50 volunteers braved a rain-soaked Saturday morning to help install over 1,400 native trees and shrubs along...

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Students Help Habitat in Lake Oswego!

Third grade students in Lake Oswego are helping to transform a rarely used patch of schoolyard into a new native plant garden at Forest Hills Elementary...

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“Bee” a Beekeeper! Backyard Beekeeping Basics

Do you secretly (or maybe not-so-secretly) harbor a desire to to a beekeeper?  We can help! If you can garden, you can be a beekeeper. It takes about the same...

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Fall is Ideal for Adding Native Plants

As summer fades and we start to clean up our yards for the winter season, don’t put your digging tools away!  This is a great time of the year to …...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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New Rain Garden Fact Sheet Available

Looking for a quick overview of rain gardens? We have a new fact sheet that highlights many aspects of rain gardens! Rainfall Imagine your entire property...

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