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Wilson’s snipe on a mudflat near Turner, Marion Co., Oregon.
March 20, 2023
Snipe Are Real
By Dave Budeau
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A flyer for weed of the month reed canarygrass (RCG) that shows four images of RCG. One is of a patch of RCG, one is of a seedhead spike that is rather plume-like, one has more open seed heads, and one shows the leaf blade sticking out at a 45 degree angle from the stem.
March 1, 2023
Weed of the Month: Reed Canarygrass
By marionswcd
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A gourd bird house hanging in a tree.
February 14, 2023
Grow a Bird House!
By Dave Budeau
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Miss Mickey the black lab on a walk, posing by a stormdrain with a bit of debris and litter on the grates.
February 9, 2023
Cooking Oil to Community
By Jenny Ammon
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Two garden tools stuck in rich garden soil with greenery in the background a seedling in the foreground
February 7, 2023
Maximize Your Garden’s Potential
By Kassi Roosth
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A flyer for weed of the month false brome showing this bunch grass with hairs on leaf edges and spikelets that are not stalked. Signature candy apple or lime green color persists through fall and even mild winters. Leaf blades up to 14" long, upright stems 2-3' tall.
February 1, 2023
Weed of the Month: False Brome
By marionswcd
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Spurge Laurel square flyer with images showing its waxy evergreen, rhododendron-like leaves in whorls and small black fruits
January 1, 2023
Weed of the Month: Spurge Laurel
By marionswcd
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farm equipment on fieldyellow tractor on a field
December 21, 2022
Funding Sources Beyond Marion SWCD
By Susan Ortiz
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December 21, 2022
Virtual Salmon Watch Field Trip
By Jenny Ammon
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Stock tank compost bin covered with hardware cloth lid.
December 12, 2022
Junk Mail Can Be Useful
By Stephanie Hazen
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Green and yellow flyer for weed of the month English ivy shows the vine overtaking a tree as well as the juvenile and adult leaves. Juvenile leaves are more palmate and adult leaves are more cordate. Adult leaves and under ripe green berries in image.
December 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: English Ivy
By marionswcd
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English Holly flyer with images of red holly berries and prickle-tipped waxy green leaves
December 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: English Holly
By marionswcd
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