AGRICULTURE Celebrating winter vegetables and developing Oregon’s Winter Vegetable Market Plant breeders and chefs collaborated in creating tasting dishes for the Variety Showcase in February in Portland. Photo by Shawn Linehan NWREC hosted over 90 participants for the winter vegetable Read More
AGRICULTURE Summer student help adjusts to COVID-19 Every summer the faculty at NWREC hire students to assist with their field research projects. Over the past several years we have had about 30 students join us to work and learn. Half Read More
AGRICULTURE A quest for the best Oregon olive Olive plants trials at NWREC will help determine the hardiest cold weather varieties for growing in Oregon. The olive industry shows promise as another potential specialty crop in Oregon, but one of Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Extension responds to wildfire disaster Area burned by the Beachie fire in the Molalla River drainage; part of over 60,000 acres and hundreds of forest and rural residential landowners affected across Clackamas County. Extension Forestry programs Read More
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES New Schink Demonstration Forest Sign welcoming visitors to the new Schink Demonstration Forest. Located on the Molalla River, about a mile south of Feyrer Park, a new 21-acre, outdoor educational facility is ready for school Read More
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