Sign Up for Fall Ash and Oak Folk Workshops

person in yellow vest pointing up at tree leaves while about 10 people look on

This fall, we’re looking for Ash and Oak Folk, a new type of community scientist, to learn to identify threatened oak and ash trees and make reports of healthy and sick ones to the proper scientific sources. If you’d love a mix of scavenger hunt, nature walk, and science project, this is the event for…

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Behind the Scenes as West Multnomah SWCD Interns

Three people look out over a lake.

Hi there, we’re James Tracy and Pavlina Slezak, seasonal interns at West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. We’re writing this in August, midway through our season as interns. We have been enjoying dynamic schedules based on seasonal priorities, our personal interests, and current staff members projects. It has been exciting to experience firsthand how…

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Sign Up for Ash and Oak Folk Workshop Series!

Oak tree stands next to an ash tree in bright sunshine. A small picnic table is below

This summer, we’re looking for Ash and Oak Folk, a new type of community scientist, to learn to identify threatened oak and ash trees and make reports of healthy and sick ones to the proper scientific sources. If you’d love a mix of scavenger hunt, nature walk, and science project, and PRIZES, this is the…

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Help Us Stop the MOB

Mediterranean Oak Borer on an oak tree. Photo by Christine Buhl.

For the most recent information on Mediterranean Oak Borer, please see the entry on it in our Invasive Species Directory, which is updated as developments occur. The Mediterranean Oak Borer (MOB) is a tiny beetle that spreads fungus as it drills into oak trees, which eventually kills the trees. MOB infestations have already been found on…

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