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Soil School 2024

Calling all gardeners– from aspiring to advanced–to Soil School 2024! The event offers 8 sessions taught by experts to learn about how improving soil health improves plant, garden, and habitat...
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Soil School 2023

Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.All sessions are in-person this yearPortland Community College Rock Creek Event Center17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland, OR 97229 Registration Closed Agenda...
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Soil School

About Soil School Soil School is a day-long workshop that includes multiple sessions on a wide variety of topics - all having to do with soil. Soil School is a...
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Healthy Soil

Why healthy soil is important Soil is one of the most complex ecosystems on earth and it's the foundation of all life on Earth. One handful of soil contains more...
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Your Soil Is Alive!

Over one billion living organisms live a teaspoon of soil!  Most of us think of soil as a chemical sponge - nothing but a temporary holding tank for nitrogen, phosphorus...
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Conservation Education

Our mission It is our mission to provide resources, information, and expertise to inspire people to actively improve air and water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and soil health. We...
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Working Farms, Forests & Gardens

What are working lands? Farms, forests, and gardens provide food, wood, fiber, and other materials for our daily lives. When we nurture healthy working lands, in return they also provide...
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Urban Conservation

What we do We have something to offer everyone from large homeowner association neighborhood projects to schoolyards to ideas for small container gardens. If you live, work, or play in...
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Services

Urban Conservation From large neighborhood projects to schoolyards, to ideas for small container gardens. Learn more Farm Conservation We help farms build healthy soil and pastures for horses and livestock....
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Home

Helping residents improve water quality, soil health, and wildlife habitat. Watershed health Our Conservation Priorities Our mission is to provide resources, information, and expertise to inspire people to actively improve...
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Stormwater Stars Turns 10!

Stormwater Stars is now 10 years old! This great program provides instruction for District residents with in a suite of yard-scale practices that catch or absorb rainfall to reduce or...
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Partner Funding

Funding Criteria For an organization to be considered for project funding, the following criteria must be met: 1. The partner must:  Work within our districtComplement District efforts rather than duplicate...
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