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: Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 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.

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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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