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West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

  • Land // Water // Wildlife
      • Wildlife
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      • Invasive Species
      • Education
      • Native Plants
      • Habitat Restoration
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      • Sturgeon Lake Restoration Project
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        • Canopy Weed Program
        • Conservation Planning
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        • Forest Fire-Safe Program
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        • Habitat Restoration
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        • Horse & Livestock Management
        • Invasive Weed Removal
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      • Invasive lesser celandine
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      • Invasive shiny geranium
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      • Living on the Water: A Guide for Floating Home Owners & Marina Managers (2020)
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        creek flowing through grassy meadow with trees
        Update on restoration of Lower McCarthy Creek wetland and oak habitat

        By Kammy Kern-Korot, Senior Conservationist McCarthy Creek flows from NW Skyline Boulevard to Multnomah Channel across from Sauvie Island. This creek is unique to the area in that it is considered essential salmonid habitat, especially […]

        side by side of Garlic mustard plants at year one and year two
        Gearing up for Garlic mustard

        Conservation staff are getting ready for this season’s invasive weed field work. Garlic mustard is at the top of our list again this year for special attention. Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is an aggressive invasive […]

        Our response to COVID-19 (coronavirus)

        The health and safety of our community and staff is of the utmost importance to us. Given the situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the Portland area, and our strong desire to do our part to […]

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      • Be ready to evacuate during wildfire
      • A community approach to native bee research in Portland
      • Monitoring Understory Seeding Project Plots, Spring 2020
      • Farmers Team with Conservationists in Restoring Forest
      • 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
      • Putting Carbon Back in Soil
      • WMSWCD Annual Meeting October 20 @ 6:00 pm
      • WMSWCD October Board Meeting October 20 @ 7:00 pm
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      Portland, OR 97210

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Be ready to evacuate during wildfire

By Michael Ahr, Forest Conservationist, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Many of the woodland owners in the Tualatin Mountains have deep roots in Oregon. We’re sure many of you have close family and […]

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A community approach to native bee research in Portland

If you were to guess how many species of native bees there are in Portland, how many would that be? And where do these bees prefer to nest? Local emerging entomologist, Stefanie Steele, a Master’s […]

person kneeling on forest floor counting seedlings
Monitoring Understory Seeding Project Plots, Spring 2020

By Hannah Spencer, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Field Conservationist Intern One of the first projects I worked on as a new intern with West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District (WMSWCD) was […]

turtle on a rock surrounded by water
You can create reptile habitat in your small forest

Photo by Pat Welle, Western painted turtle Article by Michael Ahr, Forest Conservationist, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Woodland owners are increasingly being encouraged to build brush piles for wildlife. At West Multnomah […]

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  • Farmers Team with Conservationists in Restoring Forest
  • 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
  • Putting Carbon Back in Soil
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