May 13-19 has been declared Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week! This is an ideal time of the year to reflect on the invasive weeds impacting Oregon. Everyone can begin taking steps to combat […]
Archive | Working lands
Clackamas County has an abundance of working lands. This category captures our work to help keep agricultural lands healthy and productive. Our work with nurseries, Christmas tree farms, crop and food producers, and farmers markets all fit in this category. Of course, work on these lands always provides additional conservation benefits!
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 been hanging out in a sacrifice area […]
Pesticide Collection Event to be Held in Molalla
This event is now full. We’re happy to saw that we have allocated all of the monies provided to the District by Department of Environmental Quality for this collection event. Thank you to […]
Native Pollinators in Local Forestlands
This article was written by Jen Gorski at OSU Extension Forestry/Natural Resources. Aren’t pollinators usually relegated to farms? What kind of insects are pollinators and what’s their place in the forest? Dr. James River, […]
District Seeks to Acquire Important Habitat for Fish and Elk
At the February 27, 2018 meeting of the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Directors, a proposal to acquire 318 acres of land on and near Eagle Creek (near Estacada, Oregon) […]
Invasive Scotch Broom is Blooming – Get Out and Pull!
Scotch broom is a wide-spread invasive weed in our community. You have probably noticed large stands of it along our rural roads and highways, in pastures and in forests. Now is a great […]
Rain and Mud Season is Coming – Be Prepared!
Fall has yet to officially arrive, but social media is already abuzz about the upcoming rain and mud season. Landowners with livestock face additional challenges once the Oregon rains arrive in full. Muddy […]
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 growth and work to store carbohydrates in […]
Update on Molalla River Property Acquisition
We are saddened to report that an acquisition Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District has worked toward for nearly two-and-a-half years has fallen through. Clackamas SWCD will not be acquiring this 87-acre property […]
