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Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense Flower pods with small purple tufts
July 10, 2024
July Weed of the Month: Canada Thistle
By Heath Keirstead
Palmate, bilaterally symmetrical leaves of horse chestnut. Three leaflets are long, two are medium and two are relatively short.
July 10, 2024
June Weed of the Month: Horse Chestnut
By Heath Keirstead
a blue rectangular graphic with colorful hands raise. Words: Join Our Board. Informational Session. Watch Any Time. You can steer local conservation efforts by serving as a board director. Get inspired and find out what you need to know to run. Watch now at bit.ly/be-a-director
May 24, 2024
Election Opportunity
By Eleanor Greene
a reusable bag and various handouts, including a coloring page, and a couple stickers.
May 8, 2024
May is Wildfire Preparedness Month!
By Chelsea Blank
Square graphic for Norway maple with images of Norway maple bilaterally symmetrical pointy-tipped leaves, wide-spreading samaras, bright yellow orange fall foliage, and trunk with stems and leaves branching off.
April 25, 2024
Weed of the Month: Norway Maple
By Heath Keirstead
waxy green leaves and light purple flowers of vinca minor
April 2, 2024
Weed of the Month: Periwinkle
By Heath Keirstead
reestablishment of riparian floodplain forest at Chahalpam
March 11, 2024
Restoring Tribal Lands at Chahalpam
By Lindsay McClary
a square graphic with information about Fennel, March 2024's Weed of the Month.
March 6, 2024
March Weed of the Month: Fennel
By marionswcd
a western bluebird taking a bath
March 4, 2024
Water for Wildlife in Residential Settings
By Ray Temple and Stephanie Hazen
a vegetated stormwater facility in full bloom on a sunny day
January 30, 2024
Stormwater Life Lessons
By Jenny Ammon
a square graphic for Mid-Willamette CWMA's February 2024 Weed of the Month: Evergreen Bugloss
January 26, 2024
Weed of the Month: Evergreen Bugloss
By marionswcd
Square graphic for English Laurel detailing identification, impacts, and management and links to https://www.marionswcd.net/plants/english-laurel/.
January 3, 2024
Weed of the Month: English Laurel
By marionswcd
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