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Library of Equipment for Weed Control

For most people a trip to their local library means they will check out books, CDs, or DVDs. However, when folks visit the Clackamas County Soil and Water...

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photographer Jason Faucera

Camas Heralds the Arrival of Spring

The beautiful blue flower of the native camas plant heralds the arrival of spring in the Willamette Valley. Oregon is home to 65% of the named species of...

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Ag Composting Resources & Education Series

We are excited to share this announcement with agricultural professionals interested in a hands-on composting classes. OSU Extension, Clackamas County Soil and...

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Districts Share Honor

The Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded the Cooperator of the Year award last week by the Oregon Department of Agriculture...

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Pesticide Collection Event Was Tons of Success!

The Tualatin and Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation Districts co-hosted an  Agricultural Pesticide Collection event on Saturday March 8, 2014, at...

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Photo image provided by Jeff Becker

Zone 3 Director Position Filled

Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District is happy to announce the appointment of Jeff Becker to serve as Zone 3 director representing Canby and...

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Rough-skinned newts on the farm

We’ve seen several rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) wandering across the fields and gravel at the farm, but it was a surprise to see dozens in the...

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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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District Employee Honored by Special Districts Association of Oregon

Jenne Reische, riparian specialist for Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, was presented with the Special District Service award by the...

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Top Ten Tips to Give Weeds the Brush-off

The term “weeds” is commonly used to refer to any undesirable plants, but fails to describe the onslaught of non-native invasive plants we see transforming...

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Former Board Member Passes Away

Janiece Miller of West Linn passed away on January 11, 2014.  Janiece served on the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors...

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Bumble Bee Watch is Live!

We are pleased to share this exciting announcement from our friends at the Xerces Society. Big news!  Xerces Society has launched a new web site:...

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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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