FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Youth and Public Education Rebounding at Hopkins Demonstration Forest Peter Matzka, Forest Educator OSU Extension’s Forestry Education Program at the 140-acre Hopkins Demonstration Forest provided 125 forest-based educational programs and four college level courses in 2022. Read More
AGRICULTURE Great hazelnut harvest for the orchards Research and Extension Program Story by: Nik Wiman The warm, dry weather was perfect for harvesting hazelnuts at NWREC this fall. The Orchards team harvested 14,000 lbs of hazelnuts for research, a new Read More
AGRICULTURE Community engagement activities at NWREC NWREC had the opportunity to engage with the local communities through multiple activities in 2022. In early June, nearly 250 3rd-grade students from the Canby School District participated in a field day. Several faculty Read More
AGRICULTURE Can dogs help with vole management in fields, pastures, and orchards? Dog, with handler, hunting for active vole holes in a pasture. One of the biggest agricultural pests in the Willamette Valley are voles. Voles resemble mice, but they Read More
AGRICULTURE Small Farm School Story by: Heidi Noordijk Building community with farmers and farmer supporters in Oregon City Farmers eager to reconnect, network and learn came to Clackamas Community College for the 11th annual Small Farm School. Over 170 people Read More
AGRICULTURE Agrivoltaics Research Facility at NWREC At long last, construction on the NWREC Agrivoltaics Facility has started! Agrivolatics is an innovative practice combining agriculture (agri-) and solar energy production (-voltaics) on the same land. Instead of competing for land use, Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Gardeners Rejoice! Spring Garden Fair Returns! Master Gardeners volunteering at the Spring Garden Fair’s Potting Station. (Marcia McIntyre, OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program Representative) 2023 Spring Garden Fair: Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7 Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Master Gardeners TALK PLANTS! (Marcia McIntyre, metro area OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program Representative) Master Gardener volunteers talk plants at a Clackamas County farmers market Metro Master Gardener Website Master Gardeners talk all things plants, Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Solve Pest Problems Many stems of tree-of-heaven growing from building foundation. (Weston Miller, Oregon State University) A new pest management resource for the Pacific Northwest Solve Pest Problems is a partnership between OSU and Oregon stakeholders Read More
COMMUNITY AND URBAN HORTICULTURE Hands-on Education for new OSU Master Gardeners (Marcia McIntyre, metro area OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Program Representative) Master Gardener trainees participating in hands-on plant identification class Experienced Master Gardeners share their knowledge with incoming students. Read More