Office Location: 650 Hawthorne Ave SE, Ste # 130 Salem, OR 97301-5894 We are located in the Salem USDA Service Center Phone: (503) 391-9927 Fax: (503) 399-5799 E-mail: marion.swcd@oacd.org Office Photo and Map

Marion Soil & Water Conservation District Board Meetings

The board of directors meets each month on the 1st Wednesday of the month. The meetings start at 7:00 PM in the conference room at the USDA Service Center located at:

650 Hawthorne Ave SE, Ste. #130, Salem, OR 97301

The meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend. Meeting minutes can be found on the "Plans & Publications" page. Please call 503-391-9927 if you would like to be on the mailing list to receive the meeting agenda prior to each meeting.

Next Board Meeting: February 3, 2010 7:00 PM

Marion SWCD Events Calendar

Upcoming & Ongoing Events

The Marion SWCD hosts workshops and special events within the District throughout the year. To learn about future events you can check here or sign up for our quarterly newsletter, the "Conservation Insider". The Insider is published quarterly and will be mailed to you at no charge. Give us a call at 503-391-9927 or e-mail us to add your name to the mailing list. Special Opportunities and workshops are listed below.

February 2010
Date	Meeting	Location	Time
February 1	4th Annual Local Food Connection Linking Famers, Fishers and Food Buyers Presented by Cascade Pacific RC&D To learn more and register, please visit http://www.cascadepacific.org/lfc.htm	Lane Community College Eugene, OR
February 3	Marion SWCD Board Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	7:00pm
February 10	Marion SWCD Administrative Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	3:00pm
February 11	Marion SWCD Program Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	5:30pm
February 11	Native Plant Workshop Ethnobotony (edible plants): How Humans Use Native Plants Speaker from the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Topic and speaker subject to change To register contact Marion SWCD at 503-391-9927 at least two days before workshop	Dallas High School Auditorium 1250 SE Holman Ave Dallas, OR	6:00pm
February 15	President's Day Holiday - Office Closed
February 16	Marion SWCD Education and Outreach Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	6:00pm
February 25	Native Plant Workshop Tricks of the Trade: How to Design with Beautiful Native Plants Speaker: Beth Young, landscape designer Topic and speaker subject to change To register contact Marion SWCD at 503-391-9927 at least two days before workshop	Pringle Creek Community Center 606 Church St SE Salem, OR	6:00pm
March 2010
Date	Meeting	Location	Time
March 3	Marion SWCD Board Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	7:00pm
March 10	Marion SWCD Administrative Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	3:00pm
March 11	Marion SWCD Program Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	5:30pm
March 12	7th Annual Native Plant and Tree Sale	Marion Garden 3180 Center St NE Salem, OR	10:00am to 6:00pm
March 13	7th Annual Native Plant and Tree Sale	Marion Garden 3180 Center St NE Salem, OR	9:00am to 1:00pm
March 16	Marion SWCD Education and Outreach Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	6:00pm
April 2010
Date	Meeting	Location	Time
April 7	Marion SWCD Board Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	7:00pm
April 8	Marion SWCD Program Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	5:30pm
April 8	North Santiam Invasive Species Survey Presentation	North Santiam Watershed Council Meeting Stayton Community Center 400 W. Virginia St	7:00pm
April 14	Marion SWCD Administrative Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	3:00pm
April 20	Marion SWCD Education and Outreach Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	6:00pm
May 2010
Date	Meeting	Location	Time
May 5	Marion SWCD Board Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	7:00pm
May 12	Marion SWCD Administrative Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	3:00pm
May 13	Marion SWCD Program Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	5:30pm
May 18	Marion SWCD Education and Outreach Committee Meeting	USDA Service Center Salem, OR	6:00pm
May 31	Memorial Day Holiday - Office Closed

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The Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center Present their Annual Environmental Lecture Series Most lectures are held at Salem Public Library's Loucks Auditorium from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

For more information on the the Straub Environmental Learning Center, visit the SELC website at:

http://www.fselc.org/

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Water Quality Volunteers Needed

The Marion Soil and Water Conservation District has an ongoing Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program that began in 2002 in partnership with the Pudding River Watershed Council and Marion County Planning Department. Volunteers and participation from the Oregon Garden, the City of Silverton and the City of Woodburn have allowed us to gather base-line water quality data at many sites in the basin. Additional volunteers are needed to maintain existing sites and establish new sites. All testing is done on a voluntary basis with the cooperation of local landowners and is not intended for regulatory use.

The program works to locate and identify problem areas where voluntary restoration efforts with local landowners are needed and to share information about the quality of local streams with the community. Volunteers conduct monthly tests for turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, temperature and E. coli bacteria levels. E. coli are bacteria that indicate the presence of human or animal waste in a stream and associated potentially harmful pathogenic bacteria. From the results of our monitoring data so far, we have seen that summer temperatures, low dissolved oxygen levels and potentially elevated bacteria levels are a concern in some local waterways. Residents interested in finding out more about this program or volunteering to test their local streams can call Scott Eden at (503) 399-5741 x 118 or e-mail scott.eden@or.nacdnet.net.

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Marion Soil and Water Conservation District
650 Hawthorne Avenue SE, Suite 130
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 391-9927
Fax: (503) 399-5799
E-mail: marion.swcd@oacd.org
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday (except federal holidays)

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