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New Water Rights Handout Available

Water rights are a frequent topic of conversation during the long, hot summer here in Clackamas County.  How can one obtain a water right?  Do I need one?...

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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...

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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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Love Your Lawn Without Pesticides

Homeowners often have a love-hate relationship with their lawns.  Some folks have lawns that are regulated through a homeowners association while other feel...

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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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Do you have a septic system? If so, this workshop is for you!

FREE Septic System Workshop

This workshop has been cancelled.  Please contact us directly if you have questions or are looking for resources to assist you by emailing us at...

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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...

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District Announces 2018 Watershed Council Support Grant Awards

On Thứ ba, Tháng 12 20, 2017 , the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors unanimously approved Watershed Council Support Grants...

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Conquering the Mountain. . . of Manure (Part 2)

Manure management may be one of the less glamorous responsibilities of owning or caring for livestock, but this information from the Clackamas Soil and Water...

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Conquering the Mountain . . . of Manure (Part 1)

What to Do With the Poo A reality of having livestock is the accumulation of manure from stall cleanouts and picking in heavy use areas. A horse produces 50...

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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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Broken septic systems can harm public health and contaminate water.

Brush Up on Your Septic System During SepticSmart Week

Do you own a property with a septic system? If so, this is the perfect week to revisit good SepticSmart tips to keep your system in excellent working...

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NEW Residential Septic System Repair Loan Program

NOTE:  As of Tháng sáu 9, 2021, CSWCD is not accepting any new applications for the Residential Septic System Repair Loan program until such a time as a new staff...

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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...

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Over 66 tons of Pesticide Removed from Area Watersheds

In late Tháng tư, several organizations worked together to hold the most recent pesticide collection event in Clackamas County. More than 9,000 pounds of unused,...

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Drip Irrigation Project Yields Water Savings

A recently completed conservation project with local nursery producer J. Frank Schmidt and Son Co. is a water savings success!  The drip irrigation project...

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Springtime Tips to Keep Manure Out of Water

We have had an especially wet winter and there is more rain in store for us this spring.   While some of that rain soaks into our ground water, much …...

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RFQ for Residential Septic System Repair Services

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to publish a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Residential Septic System Repair Services. The...

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Winter Storms Bring Streambank Erosion

Streambank erosion is a natural process and, in an undisturbed stream, it usually happens slowly over time. However, once a stream is disturbed and plants...

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District Supports Watershed Councils

On Thứ ba, Tháng 12 20, 2016 , the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors unanimously approved Watershed Council Partnership...

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Bugs as Indicators of Water Quality

Got bugs? Did you notice folks in orange vests looking under rocks and kicking the sediment in Doane and North Fork Deep Creeks in early Tháng Mười?  They were...

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Almost 60 Tons of Pesticides Removed from Watersheds

Early in Tháng mười một, several organizations worked together to hold two pesticide collection events in Clackamas County.  More than 8,437 pounds of unused, old,...

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The District’s Natural Resource Priorities

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District has four top priorities when addressing conservation needs in Clackamas County: water, wildlife, weeds, and...

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Use Sunny Fall Days to Prepare for Winter

As those rainy days of winter loom on the horizon, take advantage of the sunny, warm fall days to prepare for winter! Tackling farm maintenance and good...

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