CRC

Spring Update: Beavercreek Farm Status

It’s springtime at the Beavercreek Farm.  Plants and creatures are stirring again after a long winter rest. Conservation Resource Center status We previously reported that a conditional use permit has been approved by Clackamas County for the new office/meeting/education facility we call the Conservation Resource Center, or CRC. Viewed from Beavercreek […]

Animals

Hay Harvested in 2016

A few summers ago we wrote that we didn’t hay the grass fields because the soil needed improvement. In July 2016, a local livestock producer harvested 1,018 bales of grass hay from the three two-acre fields.  This is significantly more hay than usually produced from this farm. What factors contributed to […]

Farm History

The century-old barn

Clackamas County says the farm house was built in 1912. It’s a good bet that the barn was built before the house, making it a century-old structure. Jason Faucera, a District conservation and information technology specialist, is also a fine photographer. We know this because he wins ribbons at the […]