First Friday: How Can a Soil Be Healthy?
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First Fridays
First Friday: Regenerative Landscaping
ZoomLearn how you can apply regenerative landscaping principles on your property and why it's worth considering.
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First Friday: Staying Above Water: Controlling Mud and Manure on the Farm
ZoomLearn ways to minimize mud associated with livestock such as track systems, Heavy Use Areas, and pasture rotation.
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First Friday: Beavers in the Willamette Basin
ZoomJean-Paul Zagarola of Bonneville Environmental Foundation will discuss the important role beavers play in the Willamette Valley and introduce work being done to support them.
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First Friday: Spring Mason Bee Care
ZoomCarol Slavkovsky, Marion County Master Gardener, will provide practical information for spring time management of native, gentle, super-pollinating mason bees!
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First Friday: Bridging Bytes and Blooms
ZoomBridging Bytes and Blooms: Embracing Nature through Tech in the City Nature Challenge Many people view nature and technology as separate entities and often view the two as in conflict. However, technology can be used to help us better understand and connect with nature under the right circumstances. Join Max Light-Pacheco, the Volunteer and Community
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First Friday: Enhancing Beneficial Insects with On-Farm Habitat
ZoomOn-Farm Habitat can enhance beneficial insect populations that provide help with pest control and pollination. Most farms have many opportunities to add habitat for beneficial insects. Corin Pease, PNW Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Xerces Society.
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First Friday: Finding Balance – Wildfire Preparedness and Wildlife Habitat
ZoomBeing prepared for wildfire and supporting wildlife are two landscaping goals that may seem to be at odds. Marion SWCD's Kassi Roosth (urban conservation) and Chelsea Blank (natural areas) will walk you through the main considerations and discuss how achieving both is possible. First Fridays are held on the first Friday of every month (except
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First Friday: Army Corps Operations in the Willamette Basin
ZoomPresentation: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Operations in the Willamette Basin with emphasis on the Santiam Basin The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains a system of 13 dams and reservoirs within the Willamette River basin of northwestern Oregon. Each dam contributes to a water resource management system providing flood risk
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First Friday: Saving the Great White Oaks
ZoomSaving the Great White Oaks of Marion County: An Invitation to Share Stories In Marion County, Oregon white oaks are culturally and ecologically vital. The oak savannas and woodlands, rich in biodiversity, have supported a dynamic ecosystem for over 10,000 years. Oaks were central to the Kalapuya people, who relied on their acorns for food,
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First Friday: Birds of Marion County
ZoomWhich birds are here all the time, which ones come and go with the seasons? We will look at different birds' preferences from grassland to marsh to town gardens to mountain forest. Presenter Harry Fuller is a veteran birding guide who lives in Salem. He currently leads field trips for the Malheur Field Station in
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CANCELLED – First Friday: Fall Mason Bee Cocoon Harvesting
Due to unexpected circumstances, this First Friday has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule at a future date. Master Gardener and Master Melittologist, Carol Slavkovsky will take you on a journey into the world of fall mason bee cocoon harvesting. In this informative class, participants will gain valuable insights into the lifecycle of the mason
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