Convert your lawn to a native meadow!  Learn how to install and maintain native bunchgrass and wildflower meadowscapes to increase storm water infiltration and habitat diversity.  Reconnect with Oregon’s prairie heritage through this beautiful landscape alternative!Whether your garden is 1/10th of an acre or 10 acres, you can support pollinators, store carbon, and conserve water

Convert your lawn to a native meadow!  Learn how to install and maintain native bunchgrass and wildflower meadowscapes to increase storm water infiltration and habitat diversity.  Reconnect with Oregon’s prairie heritage through this beautiful landscape alternative!Whether your garden is 1/10th of an acre or 10 acres, you can support pollinators, store carbon, and conserve water

First Fridays are held on the first Friday of e/very month (except July) from 12-12:45 pm via Zoom. Join Marion SWCD staff and subject matter experts to learn something new about soil and water conservation and a wide array of related topics.Join us for a presentation by OSU Extension's Master Food Preserver Program's new Food

First Fridays are held on the first Friday of every month (except July) from 12-12:45 pm via Zoom. Join Marion SWCD staff and subject matter experts to learn something new about soil and water conservation and a wide array of related topics.Join us for a presentation by OSU Extension's Master Food Preserver Program's new Food

Salem Urban Forester Milan Davis will talk about planting native trees, the preferred species to use, and some of the challenges in nursery availability and soil deficiency. Milan will also discuss the creation of corridors of native trees to allow birds and wildlife access to the Willamette River and to our larger natural areas.