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We're here to serve West Multnomah County and Sauvie Island residents with conservation planning, invasive weeds, livestock management, grant funding, habitat restoration, gardens or other issues for which they need assistance.

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WMSWCD Forest Conservationist
Michael Ahr helps
pick up litter as part of the West
Multnomah Conservation District’s
Adopt-a-Road clean up on Monday, Nov. 28^th.
Not only did staff work off some of their pre-holiday
pounds (!) but they cleaned both sides of the entire
stretch of Sauvie Island Road adopted by WMSWCD
from the bridge to Reeder Road. As during our November
pick-up, we found lots of interesting things including a gas
can, 2 tires, car parts, CDs and a computer disc drive
(That’s along with the normal fast food trash,
newspapers and cigarette butts!) WMSWCD cleans up its
adopted road three times a year so you’ll see us again in the spring!

October planting of native species
along the banks
of the Gilbert River on Sauvie Island.

WMSWCD Senior Conservationist
Kammy Kern-Korot
with plants to be installed.

Rural Conservationist Scott Gall sets up a
satellite office on Sauvie Island!

District Manager Dick Springer accepted a $10,000
Governor’s Fund for the Environment Grant for
an Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event.

WMSWCD Videos

Invasive Holly

English holly looks nice but it's an invasive species that will sprout all through your property! Our Urban Conservationist Mary Logalbo will tell you how to get rid of it in the above video.

Invasive Blackberry

Invasive Himalayan or Armenian blackberry can be found throughout the Pacific Northwest and takes a little effort to get rid of!

WMSWCD Urban Conservationist Mary Logalbo shows you the easiest way in this video.

News

Not All Wetlands Are Created Equal

A more comprehensive approach should be used for wetlands restoration read more >>

McCarthy Creek Getting Much Needed Attention!

WMSWCD gets back to work on invasive weeds in the McCarthy Creek watershed. read more >>

Adapting to Captivity

Hatchery fish may be adapting to captivity better than we thought. read more >>

View all news >>

Calendar

1/27	Organic Land Care Training

2/7	Managing Your Woodlands Course

2/14	Managing Your Woodlands Course

2/21	Managing Your Woodlands Course

2/25	OSU Small Farms Conference

2/28	Managing Your Woodlands Course

3/6	Managing Your Woodlands Course

3/13	Managing Your Woodlands Course

3/20	Managing Your Woodlands Course

3/24	Tree School

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Thanks

Tim and I were delighted to receive news about the grant! Obviously, it couldn't
have happened without your advice and direction, and we hope to work with you
and West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation to learn and, with luck,
produce a model project. One "added value" you can already take
credit for is giving Tim the sense that his past efforts and expenditures are
valued. Thanks so much.

Happy Holidays,

Ellen Heltzel

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"I'd like to thank Erica Stokes of the West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, who has been brainstorming about how to involve more members of our Northwest Portland community in the garden at Chapman. Thanks to Erica's efforts, Friendly House staff member Ingrid Kraig will be leading children from the Friendly Chaps after school program in garden projects at Chapman on Friday afternoons. Erica has also coordinated with Friendly House to get a group of Spanish speaking Chapman parents involved in volunteering in the garden. I'm very excited about these partnerships. I greatly appreciate Erica's efforts in establishing these connections, and I appreciate the generosity and enthusiasm of the Friendly House staff."

Alice Diffely, Chapman School Garden Coordinator

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"Mary, I cannot thank you enough for responding to our cry for help and for providing such an amazing support to the project. I am grateful that there might be a way to do some planting that would not require transplants. When I talked to my 1st grade students this afternoon about your visit and our talks of transplanting, they could not quite get why we were willing to "damage" other parts of the forest to make the cleared area better. Right away, they offered to look in their yards for ferns and other plants we might need. Some even say that they would prefer to buy plants than transplant... I loved it!"

Merci,

Laurence Le Mercier
French American School

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John and I want to thank each and every one of you for your work, planning, and execution of the best Earth Day ever!! I can't tell you how much it meant to our whole family. Seeing all of the friendly faces... everyone working together to tackle that terrible scourge of the woods, English ivy ... everyone smiling and having fun ... and, on top of it all, having such beautiful weather ... made a day I will never forget.

Again, thank you all for making this day possible! It was both very special and productive. We're off to a great start! I appreciate each and every one of you!

Best wishes,
Marcy Houle, Author
"One City's Wilderness: Portland's Forest Park."