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650 Hawthorne Ave SE, Ste # 130 Salem, OR 97301-5894 Phone:
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Photo Album
This on-line photo album chronicles some of Marion SWCD's various projects and activities.
Annual Meetings Special Events Envirothon Tours Marion County Agriculture Water Quality Monitoring Restoration Projects
Annual Meetings Marion SWCD's 2002, 2003, and 2004 Annual Meetings were held at the Oregon Garden in October.
Glenn Dolphin was awarded Marion SWCD Outstanding Employee of the Year in 2002. Scott Eden was awarded Marion SWCD Outstanding Employee of the Year in 2003. Robin Straughan was awarded Marion SWCD Outstanding Employee of the Year in 2004.
The 2002 Cooperator of the Year Award was presented to Larry and Sharon Payne who own and operate the Ankeny Lakes Wild Rice Company.
The 2003 Cooperator of the Year Award was presented to Roy and Karen Lingenfelter of LingFarm in Aumsville.
See their success story here.The 2004 Cooperator of the Year Arward was presented to Ralph and Lawrence Fisher of Fisher Family Farm in Sublimity. Marion SWCD's 2005 Annual Meeting was held at the Gervais High School on October 7, 2005. A BBQ dinner was prepared and served by the Gervais FFA Chapter as a fundraiser for their group.
Diane Cheyne, center, was named the Marion SWCD Outstanding Employee of the Year in 2005. Managers Jane Keppinger (left) and Robin Straughan (right) presented the award. Glenn Dolphin (left) presented the 2005 Cooperator of the Year Award to Diana Gardener and Judson Parsons for their great work with erosion control techniques on their Salem Christmas tree farm. Quentin Bowman (right) was recognized as Associate Director of the Year. He has served as a Director and Associate Director for the past 26 years. Doug Krahmer, Chair, (left) presented the award.
Restoration Projects
Willamette Mission State Park riparian buffer education project - In March 1999, over 250 volunteers from the region gathered on this site to plant several thousand trees, shrubs and flowers. The goals of the project were to help restore the health of the Willamette River Basin and provide a basis for public education. A variety of restoration techniques are demonstrated in twelve individual plots, and they range from forest plantings to wildflower meadows. The project is now established as an educational display area for different planting styles and native vegetation types.
These photos show the "before & after" at the project site in 2002. Weed control is a big part of the maintenance of a riparian buffer planting. Marion SWCD staff helped urban landowners in Salem with a stream restoration project in early 2003. The stream was overgrown and choked out with invasive non-native plants, but the landowners diligently attacked the weeds and then replanted with native riparian vegetation.
Erosion control was a critical part of this restoration project. After the weed removal, erosion control blankets and straw wattles were installed to help stabilize the banks of the creek while the new vegetation got established.
Special Events
Irrigation Field Day - Goschie Farm - Summer 2003 Native Plant Workshop - Willamette Univ. - Winter 2004 Salmon Festival - Riverfront Park, Salem - Summer 2005 (included an information booth and Claudia the Chinook) Marion SWCD's 4th Annual Native Plant & Tree Sale - Salem First Nazarene Church Parking Lot - Winter 2006
Tours
Made for the Shade Tour, Willamette Mission State Park, 8/1/02
The trail winds through the riparian area, showing off the
plantings.
Attendees enjoyed a BBQ dinner and presentations
from planting organizers.Living on the Land farm tour, Marion County, 10/25/03
One stop was at a local beef operation, where the
landowner highlighted his ...
intensive rotational grazing program.YES (Youth Environmental Summit) '05 Tour for international students, 7/7/05
Glenn Dolphin, Resource Conservationist, talks about
Christmas tree crops and soil erosion with the group.
Participants discused erosion control measures, such as
silt fences.
Marion SWCD staff helps with water quality monitoring projects in the Pudding River Watershed and North Santiam Watershed in order to help assess the overall health of water quality in the region.
Left: Glenn Dolphin collects a water sample from
the Little Pudding River.Above: Glenn prepares a sample for dissolved oxygen measurement.
Marion County Agriculture Marion County agriculture is very diverse. Growers here produce more than 200 different commodities. In addition Marion County has the highest gross farm income of all of Oregon's counties. Here is a sampling our agriculture:
Blueberries
Raspberries
Hazelnuts (Filberts)
Grass Seed
Beef cattle
Irises
Wheat
Tulips
Christmas Trees
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