As the nights get cooler, many of us start bringing plants inside to safely overwinter. But we need to be careful about what else we might bring in. Learn the signs of spider mites to avoid bringing in these pests in our new article. How to recognize and manage spider mites We also have information ... Read More

Description The Harney Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking bid proposals for the replacement of a spring box, placement of 3 tire troughs, a holding tank, and solar pump system.  The pump will be designed to pump out of the first trough to the holding tank approximately 830 feet, with a gain of approximately ... Read More

There isn’t as much water in the Great Basin as there used to be.  Here are some low tech ways all of us can conserve water the year round. Make sure your toilet is functioning well.  Put a few drops of food coloring into the toilet tank.  If the color bleeds into the bowl without ... Read More

Fall is officially here! But don’t toss those tools in the shed and call the gardening season finished just yet. Now is time to harvest those hearty fall fruits and veggies while also getting a jump on next year. View the October garden calendar You also don’t want to miss our upcoming Master Gardener BioBlitz, ... Read More

With the passage of new 2021 legislation, ODA now has the legal backing to do a phased rollout of the Agricultural Channel Drainage Maintenance Program. We will be convening a Rule Advisory Committee this fall and completing rulemaking over the next ~6 months. We will inform districts about opportunities to provide feedback. We have received ... Read More

  Grasshoppers were a problem in some parts of the county recently.  The USDA is taking initiative now to prepare for next year.  Landowners are asked to… Respond to a survey you can obtain through:  https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/IPPM/SurveyTreatment/Pages/GrasshoppersCrickets. aspx Talk to your neighbors, organize Ask ODA (Oregon Department of Agriculture) to Delimit, Get a draft map to ... Read More

The HSWCD office has new COVID restrictions in place. Only one staff person is allowed in the building and no visitors are allowed. If you would like to contact HSWCD, please call 541-573-7252 ext. 4 and leave a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible. The 541-573-5010 number is currently not ... Read More

Applications are Open!      Oregon – Washington Women’s Farm2Food Accelerator On behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation, ODA is excited to announce the next Women’s Farm2Food Accelerator in Oregon and Washington! Ready to grow your food or beverage business? Beginning in November 2021, the online accelerator will help ... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2021 21-05 (Salem, OR) – The Oregon Water Resources Department is asking Oregonians who rely on wells for their water use to report their dry wells or low producing wells online.  Visit our Dry Well webpage atwww.oregon.gov/owrd/drywell and click on the link to report your dry well.   Reported information helps the Department ... Read More

Recently our District Manager Jason Kesling witnessed the need for wildlife escape ramps when he inspected a livestock trough that had 15 drowned chipmunks floating in the water (not the most appetizing water for cattle to drink from, either). The SWCD has an inventory of stock tank ramps for sale to landowners. We have 20 ... Read More