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Two garden tools stuck in rich garden soil with greenery in the background a seedling in the foreground
February 7, 2023
Maximize Your Garden’s Potential
By Kassi Roosth
A flyer for weed of the month false brome showing this bunch grass with hairs on leaf edges and spikelets that are not stalked. Signature candy apple or lime green color persists through fall and even mild winters. Leaf blades up to 14" long, upright stems 2-3' tall.
February 1, 2023
Weed of the Month: False Brome
By marionswcd
Spurge Laurel square flyer with images showing its waxy evergreen, rhododendron-like leaves in whorls and small black fruits
January 1, 2023
Weed of the Month: Spurge Laurel
By marionswcd
farm equipment on fieldyellow tractor on a field
December 21, 2022
Funding Sources Beyond Marion SWCD
By Susan Ortiz
A girls in blue coat and boots observes a salmon splashing in a stream surrounded by sword ferns and mossy trees.
December 21, 2022
Virtual Salmon Watch Field Trip
By Jenny Ammon
December 12, 2022
Soil Quality – NRCS and You
By Janice Calkins
Stock tank compost bin covered with hardware cloth lid.
December 12, 2022
Junk Mail Can Be Useful
By Stephanie Hazen
Green and yellow flyer for weed of the month English ivy shows the vine overtaking a tree as well as the juvenile and adult leaves. Juvenile leaves are more palmate and adult leaves are more cordate. Adult leaves and under ripe green berries in image.
December 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: English Ivy
By marionswcd
English Holly flyer with images of red holly berries and prickle-tipped waxy green leaves
December 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: English Holly
By marionswcd
Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Large stem of flat needles
November 15, 2022
Howell Prairie Creek/Pudding River Strategic Implementation Area
By Becky Pineda
A green and yellow flyer for weed of the month old man's beard - a vine that climbs and consumes trees and has small white clematis flowers and hairy looking seed heads.
November 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: Old Man’s Beard
By marionswcd
Square green and yellow social media graphic for weed of the month yellow flag iris showing yellow iris flowers and large seed pods with corky seeds that can float.
October 1, 2022
Weed of the Month: Yellow Flag Iris
By marionswcd
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