“Soil Your Undies” in the Sandy River Watershed!

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District “Soil Your Undies” campaign (otherwise known as The Cotton Brief Challenge) is off to an...

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Celebrate World Soil Day With These Helpful Hints

Join us today as we celebrate World Soil Day!  This event is held annually on Tháng 12 5th as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and...

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Soil Health Workshop: School Garden Curriculum

Registration is open for our FREE Soil Health Workshop on Thứ bảy, Tháng Mười 5th, from 8:00 a.m. – noon, at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. ...

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Prepare Now for Fall Pasture Management

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...

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Join in the 2019 Soil Health Challenge!

Join local farmers and home gardeners who are burying cotton underwear to assess the biological activity in their soil and evaluate soil health. Over the next...

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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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The Benefits and Ecology of a Moss Lawn

As we prepare for winter planting of our native trees and shrubs, we share this intriguing article written by Cathy Burk at the Habitat Network. The Clackamas...

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Brown pastures of summer will soon green with fall rains.

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...

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Come See Our Underwear (and More) at the Clackamas County Fair!

This year’s Clackamas County Fair is themed “Grow it… Sew it… Show it…,” and the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation...

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Soil Health and the Cotton Brief Challenge – Part 3

Last week I watered my briefs. Really! I used a bucket and well water to irrigate the soil where I am conducting our soil health assessment with the Cotton...

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Sức khỏe đất và Thử thách Cotton Brief – Phần 2

This is the continuation of a web post from last week explaining how to test the health of your soil by burying a pair of cotton briefs. Catch up and …...

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Soil Health and the Cotton Brief Challenge – Part 1

Are you curious about the health of your soil? Join a group of local farmers and home gardeners who are burying cotton underwear to assess the biological...

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Pesticide Collection Totals Continue to Rise

On Tháng sáu 1, 2018, a pesticide collection event was held at Bolander Field in Molalla, OR.  Pesticide applicators from around the North Willamette Valley...

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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...

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Guide to Stream and Ditch Maintenance

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has shared with us their new publication, “Guidelines for Stream and Ditch Maintenance”.  This publication may clear...

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Sharing Erosion Technology with Nursery Growers

This Tháng Mười, a special demonstration day was offered for local nursery growers that showcased construction technology to control erosion. Growers, along with...

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Soil Health Workshop for School and Community Gardens

Clackamas SWCD offers a Soil Health Workshop for teachers and community garden educators on Thứ bảy, Tháng Mười 8, 2016 from 8:30 - 2:00 at Springwater...

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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...

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Soil Solarization Field Day

Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District staff recently attended a soil solarization field day at the J. Frank Schmidt Nursery in Boring, Oregon.  This...

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Two horses eating grass in a field, photo by Alayne Blickle

Spring Pasture – Anxious to Graze?

We’ve had a taste of warm weather and spring pasture grasses are growing, but wait!  Don’t turn those horses out too early! While your horses may...

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Healthy soil is made up of much more than silt, sand, and clay!

Training the Trainer – Soil Health for School and Community Gardens

Clackamas SWCD offers a Soil Health Workshop for teachers and community garden educators on Thứ bảy, Tháng Mười 8, 2016 from 8:30 - 2:00 at Springwater...

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Horse Health – New for Small Farm School 2015

Clackamas County has a huge horse population!  This year’s Small Farm School offers a track that addresses our love of horses, and our deep desire to...

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Test Your Soil for Better Pastures

Are you wishing your pastures were healthier, had fewer weeds, and produced more forage?  The time to start working on improving your pasture is now! Testing...

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The Power of a Raindrop

We protect our homes, our cars, our belongings from theft, but have you thought about your land that may be carried away right before your eyes?  As the rain...

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