by Scott Gall, farm and soil conservationist This year, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) selected Sauvie Island and the surrounding watershedwatershed an area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water, such as a nearby lake or river. Multiple streams can be part of the same watershed area, such…

by Eleanor Greene, outreach and communications coordinator Every Tuesday, Shawn Looney pulls weeds with her friends. With the group, which includes fellow West Multnomah SWCD Board Member Jane Hartline and other local pals, Shawn spends her mornings gloved-up and dirty-kneed, pulling invasive blackberry and English ivy from the Wapato Access Greenway on Sauvie Island. It…

by Michelle Delepine, invasive program coordinator and conservationist Each year our early detection, rapid response (EDRR) program continues to conduct outreach and expand the geographic area surveyed for priority invasive weeds. This past year (July 2023 – June 2024) we surveyed over 3,900 acres of private land and shorelines. This all totals roughly 5% of…