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Now is the Time to Plan Your Streamside Planting
Native trees and shrubs provide shade, habitat and bank stability Now is the time to be thinking about planting trees and shrubs along your streamside area, otherwise known as the riparian area....
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Several local soil and water conservation districts will be selling bare root native plants in the next few months. Conservation districts sell native plants to promote the stewardship and conservation...
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Soil
What is soil? O = organic, A = surface soil, B = subsoil, C = parent rock Soil is commonly referred to as earth or dirt. Technically speaking, only displaced soil is properly called dirt. The USDA...
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Native plants
Native Camas Native plants occur in a landscape naturally, without having been introduced by humans. There are many reasons to consider using native plants on your urban, residential or rural property....
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Don’t Miss This Volunteer Planting Opportunity
Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, Friends of Trees and Trillium Creek Primary School in West Linn are partnering to revegetate a natural area adjacent to Trillium Creek. The inaugural...
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Start The New Year Right, Plant Native Plants!
As we ring in 2013, take a moment to think about what YOU can do to restore wildlife habitat, support the struggling pollinator population and promote a healthier watershed. The answer is easy! Plant...
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Celebrate Arbor Day with our FREE Tree Giveaway!
Next month, Oregon City will be recognized as the state’s 55th Tree City USA community! The designation is intended to raise awareness about the benefits of trees and the importance of urban forestry...
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Tree Give Away and Rain Garden Workshops!
Oregon City will be awarded Tree City USA status this Wednesday! To help celebrate, Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District will be giving away native trees to Oregon City residents. Some...
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Fall is Ideal for Adding Native Plants
As summer fades and we start to clean up our yards for the winter season, don’t put your digging tools away! This is a great time of the year to plant perennial native plants. Native plants provide...
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Bee Conservation Talks Scheduled!
This information is from the Xerces Society. Bee on plum flower Scott Hoffman Black, conservationist, author, and executive director of the Xerces Society, will be giving three public talks in Oregon...
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Take Advantage of Native Plant Sales this Winter
Blue elderberry is just one of the many fruiting shrubs available through local SWCD native plant sales. Several of our local area Soil and Water Conservation Districts offer native tree, shrub and...
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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 School. Clackamas County Soil and Water...
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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 the Trolley Trail in Oak Grove. Friends of...
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Transform your hedge into a habitat hedgerow!
Hedgerows add beauty and habitat for urban wildlife. 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...
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Camas Heralds the Arrival of Spring
Pollinator visiting camas (photo by Jason Faucera) 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...
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Learn How to Bring Nature into Your Yard!
Hummingbird enjoying local garden photo by Jason Faucera If you long for a beautiful yard that is filled with song birds and the buzzing of native pollinators, but are discouraged by high water bills...
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Is Your Stream Bank Heading Downstream?
Milk Creek: Eroding streambank Stream bank erosion is a natural process and, in an undisturbed stream, it usually happens slowly over time. However, once a stream is disturbed and plants along stream...
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It’s Time to Think about Native Plants!
Pollinator visiting camas photographer Jason Faucera Wintertime may seem gloomy, but the promise of a new growing season is just around the corner and now is the perfect time to set your plans into...
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Wildflowers and Native Plants – Not Always the Same
Native blue delphinium photo by Sam Leininger Wildflowers come in all shapes and sizes, from small plants with delicate blossoms, to large plants with sturdy flowers. Some wildflowers have foliage with...
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Oakscaping Workshop Opportunities
Landscaping With Oregon White Oak Do you have, or would you like, Oregon white oak in your yard? We are looking for urban landowners interested in landscaping with oak to support the imperiled Oregon...
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