At this free Pollinator Symposium you will learn which native and ornamental plants are best for pollinators. Discover how to create habitat corridors and connectivity. Find out how to provide blooms for all seasons. Get to know common bees and butterflies of the Mid-Willamette Valley. Gain a better understanding of how to care for gentle, super-pollinating mason bees.
Visit with us at the NW Ag Show Jan 17-19 at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center.
This virtual one-day event provides continuing education or erosion prevention and sediment control training.
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Free events throughout March around the Mid-Willamette Valley! Family Friendly! Check the schedule for activities near you. WWFD 2024 Flyer
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Join us in celebrating World Water Day (March 22) by participating in The Great Raindrop Scavenger Hunt, a self-guided digital scavenger hunt, that will run March 1-31 in 3 parks: Bush Pasture Park, Ankeny Hill Nature Center and Keizer Rapids Park.
Learn about resources and programs for streamside residents in Salem at this FREE event open to the public.
Tribal Environmental History of the Willamette Valley: A Lecture and Book Signing with Dr David Lewis, Author of Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley Dr. David Lewis, Grand Ronde Tribal member, OSU Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies, and author, will discuss Kalapuya tribal culture and the environments they lived in, the Willamette Valley. Presenting
Join Marion SWCD at this event hosted by Sustainable Silverton. This indoor and outdoor educational event is the second in Sustainable Silverton’s Thriving in Times of Change conference series. It will feature four topic areas that move through Silverton’s climate, water supply, fire and smoke threats and impacts, and plants in our urban forests and
The City Nature Challenge is a four-day worldwide challenge where community members go out and make observations using their cell phone of wild plants and wild animals using the iNaturalist app. These observations go into a large database used by scientists to further their knowledge and research on biodiversity. You can be a citizen scientist
Visit with Marion SWCD about native and invasive plants! Mission Street Parks Conservancy’s annual spring plant sale supports Bush’s Pasture Park. Free parking. The plant sale will be held at the foot of the Soapbox Derby Track from 10 AM to 6 PM on Friday and from 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturday. Plants
The City Nature Challenge is a four-day worldwide challenge where community members go out and make observations using their cell phone of wild plants and wild animals using the iNaturalist app. These observations go into a large database used by scientists to further their knowledge and research on biodiversity. You can be a citizen scientist
Visit with Marion SWCD about native and invasive plants! Mission Street Parks Conservancy’s annual spring plant sale supports Bush’s Pasture Park. Free parking. The plant sale will be held at the foot of the Soapbox Derby Track from 10 AM to 6 PM on Friday and from 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturday. Plants
The City Nature Challenge is a four-day worldwide challenge where community members go out and make observations using their cell phone of wild plants and wild animals using the iNaturalist app. These observations go into a large database used by scientists to further their knowledge and research on biodiversity. You can be a citizen scientist
The City Nature Challenge is a four-day worldwide challenge where community members go out and make observations using their cell phone of wild plants and wild animals using the iNaturalist app. These observations go into a large database used by scientists to further their knowledge and research on biodiversity. You can be a citizen scientist
Please join us for a "gardening with natives" tour of 3 yards in South Salem off Madrona. Three community members who live close to one another will share ideas and inspiration for creating habitat in your yard. Michelle Harvey's yard is planted with ~85% Willamette Valley native plants. She has incorporated various habitat features (brush
Please join us for a "gardening with natives" tour of 2 yards in Keizer, OR. Two community members will share ideas and inspiration for creating habitat in your yard. Amanda Robinson's yard is an example of the early stages of lawn removal, to a mostly native yard habitat. She is a newly certified participant in
Homeschool families are invited to attend this free learning opportunity at Ankeny Hill Nature Center.
Ioka Farms Field Day We will begin the day learning about Ioka Farms’ development of soil health over time, including challenges and successes. We’ll then go on a walking tour of the farm’s equipment and view the soil health trailer rainfall demonstration. Updates from the Science Sector with research shared from OSU and U of
Thinking about running for soil and water conservation district director in your community? This event will walk you through the basics of what a soil and water conservation board member or district director does, what qualifications are needed, and what steps candidates need to take to get on the ballot and get elected. Hear from
