FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Tree School Clackamas expands during COVID Our 30th annual Tree School was set for March 21, 2020, but after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to cancel just 10 days prior to the Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Community education adapts to COVID When it is safe, Extension will offer more field workshops like this one on planting trees held in February 2020. Our Extension Forestry and Natural Resources education program has been changed Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Recognizing our 4-H volunteers 4-H relies on volunteers to diversify the knowledge and skill base of staff and to expand the reach of the program. People of different ages, experience and skills are encouraged to become volunteers. Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 4-H clubs find new ways to connect during quarantine Payton VanBeek shows viewers how she taught her dog Dixie to hold a dumbbell. Faced with COVID-19 restrictions, 4-H staff, leaders and older teen members are creatively using Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT How to join 4-H All youth ages 5 to 19 are welcome to join and learn with 4-H. Volunteer-led 4-H clubs follow planned, self-directed programs in a number of project areas, ranging from science and technology to Read More
AGRICULTURE Fresh Oregon Strawberries in November? Javier Fernandez Salvador samples one of his fresh strawberries harvested at NWREC in late November. Javier Fernandez Salvador’s idea of creating a year-around fresh strawberry market in Oregon has been under development at his Read More
AGRICULTURE New Sign Promotes Christmas Tree Program A new interpretive sign was recently installed at NWREC for the Christmas tree program. It was designed to inform visitors about the five different Christmas tree seed orchards that have been established at Read More
AGRICULTURE Cultivating Knowledge on Cultivating Weeds In field demonstrations of the walk-behind cultivating tractor at the OSU Mechanical Cultivation Field Day. Over 100 people attended the second annual OSU Mechanical Cultivation Field Day last August at NWREC. The goal of Read More
AGRICULTURE New Organic Extension Program Launches at OSU Nick Andrews, the Metro Small Farms Extension Agent at NWREC, is part of a new Organic Extension program at OSU. Oregon’s Organic agriculture sector has grown tremendously over the last 40 years. Read More
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT State of the University Address Features 4-H Ambassadors Nearly 750 Alumni and Friends gathered to learn what is currently happening at Oregon State University —and what the future holds. The State of the University address, held annually Read More