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West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

  • Land // Water // Wildlife
      • Wildlife
      • Soil
      • Water
      • Invasive Species
      • Education
      • Native Plants
      • Habitat Restoration
      • Farm
      • Forest
      • Sturgeon Lake Restoration Project
      • Garden
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        • Community & Demonstration Gardens
        • Canopy Weed Program
        • Conservation Planning
        • Erosion Control
        • Forest Fire-Safe Program
        • Forest Health
        • Habitat Restoration
        • Healthy Streams
        • Horse & Livestock Management
        • Invasive Weed Removal
        • Landscaping with Native Plants
        • Meadowscaping
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        • Pasture Management
        • Planting for Pollinators
        • School Gardens
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        • Sturgeon Lake Restoration Project
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      • Invasive orange hawkweed
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      • Invasive goatsrue
      • Invasive giant hogweed
      • Invasive butterfly bush
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      • Invasive lesser celandine
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      • Invasive Armenian or Himalayan blackberry
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      • Conserving Oregon White Oak in Urban and Suburban Landscapes
      • Protect horses and livestock from toxic weeds
      • RFP - Dairy Creek revegetation site preparation
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        We love Audubon’s Native Plant Database!  All you have to do is enter your zip code to find a list of the best plants for the birds in your area, as well as local resources […]
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      • Cool the Planet with Saltwater
      • Human noise disrupting wildlife
      • A ton of plastic garbage per person
      • Farmers Team with Conservationists in Restoring Forest
      • 2/6/2014 Board Minutes
      • Management Planning for Woodland Owners
      • Students Take Lead in Sustainable Farming
      • Biofuel from Grasses Cuts Carbon Emissions
      • Native Fish Decline in B.C. From Climate Change
      • Friends of Marquam Nature Park & West Willamette Restoration Partnership work party August 26 @ 9:00 am
      • Restore Woods Memorial Park August 26 @ 9:00 am
      • Putting Up the Harvest September 5 @ 7:00 pm
      • Hands-on laundry-to-landscape workshop September 9 @ 11:00 am
      • WMSWCD Board Meeting September 13 @ 6:00 pm
      • WMSWCD Board Meeting October 12 @ 6:00 pm
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A ton of plastic garbage per person

July 24, 2017

There is literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person in the world.  Read more.

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Cool the Planet with Saltwater

Scientists Make the Case for Spraying Saltwater Into Clouds to Help Cool the Planet by Prachi Patel | Jul 27, 2017 Anthropocene Weekly Science Dispatch Geoengineering is one of the most controversial proposals to combat climate change. The […]
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Human noise pollution is disrupting wild places. Read more.
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  • Farmers Team with Conservationists in Restoring Forest
  • 2/6/2014 Board Minutes
  • Management Planning for Woodland Owners
  • Students Take Lead in Sustainable Farming
  • Biofuel from Grasses Cuts Carbon Emissions
  • Native Fish Decline in B.C. From Climate Change
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West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

2701 NW Vaughn St.
Suite 450
Portland, OR 97210

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