The 2019 winter native plant sales are underway at numerous locations surrounding Clackamas County. Native plants are great for your conservation planting. They are adapted to our climate, making them quite hardy, and […]
Archive | Working together
Developing and nurturing key partnerships to help achieve our conservation mission is what we mean by Working Together. Captured here are the activities that help us build and maintain important conservation relationships.
Watershed Councils Receive 2019 Support Grants
On Tuesday, December 22, 2018, the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors unanimously approved Watershed Council Support Grants totaling $118,000. Ten watershed councils, located wholly or partially within Clackamas County […]
Council of Councils Deepens Watershed Partnerships
Directors and coordinators representing all ten watershed councils in Clackamas County attended a Council of Councils meeting on January 9, 2019. General Manager Tom Salzer and staff member Cathy McQueeney represented the Clackamas […]
Annual Report Published for Fiscal Year 2017-2018
The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual report and audit for fiscal year 2017-2018 are now available. Fiscal year 2017-2018 covers the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. (Oregon […]
Opportunities for Women Farmers
Did you know that Oregon has more women involved in farming than the national average? According to the latest national statistics, nearly 40 percent of Oregon’s farmers are women, working more than 7 […]
Fish “Home Improvement” Project a Success
Milk Creek, in the Molalla River basin, is home to a number of fish species: Chinook and Coho salmon, winter steelhead, cutthroat trout, and Pacific lamprey. So when the Clackamas Soil and Water […]
Learn More About How We Work for You!
Every day we meet people who have not yet heard of the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District. But that’s okay! We are always excited to meet new faces and enjoy the exclamations […]
Smart Sprayer Now Available to Growers
You may not expect to find lasers being used by a nursery growing shade trees, but this may become commonplace as new technology is being released that will improve the efficiency of chemical […]
Outreach Insight for July and August 2018
This posting of Outreach Insight is the monthly report of the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District’s Outreach and Education Program. Soil Health Focus at Lavender Festival This year the focus of the […]
Focus on Staff: Clair Klock, Senior Resource Conservationist
Clair Klock is the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Senior Resource Conservationist. The longest tenured member of our staff, Klock joined the District in 1998. He has been instrumental in building the […]
New Porous Pavement Fact Sheet Available
A new fact sheet on porous pavement is now available from Oregon State University. Porous pavement, also known as permeable or pervious pavement, allows rain and stormwater to soak into the soil instead […]
