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Articles About Us
Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District is Washington …
OregonLive.com–Sep 14, 2012
The Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, a subdivision of the state government, is at the center of just the fifth contested race in all of …
Youngsters dig in to 1 Million Trees project
Portland Tribune–Oct 3, 2014
We formed a committee in the process,” said John McDonald, a hazelnut farmer and chair of the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District.
Regional Partners Launch Campaign to Plant 1 Million Trees
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com (blog)–Sep 24, 2014
“It’s about the ‘we’,” Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District Chairman John McDonald explained to kickoff attendees. “There are a lot of …
Urban trees help protect both water and air quality: Here’s how you …
The Oregonian–Apr 14, 2014
Working together with a number of conservation groups, including the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, Clean Water Services has …
Garden Home Community Sustainability Fair will include Tesla …
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com–Oct 10, 2014
SolarCity employees install solar panels on the roof of a house in Aloha in 2011. SolarCity is among the businesses scheduled to participate in …
First Pesticide Roundup in Washington County collects tons of …
OregonLive.com (blog)–Dec 7, 2012
Nicole Anderson, OSU Extension, and Matt Pihl, Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, registering farmers for the Washington County …
First Pesticide Collection Event …
OregonLive.com–Dec 10, 2012
Hosted by the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, the Dec. 1 event was the first agricultural pesticide roundup in Washington County.
Clean Water Services expands program restoring native plants …
OregonLive.com–Aug 18, 2011
… are enrolled in the program, said Autumn Bryant, restoration program manager for the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District. In upper …
Washington County irks farming community by rejecting tougher codes for ag fill
OregonLive.com–Apr 10, 2012
… to aiding Intel’s expansion, formed an “ad hoc fill group” drawn from the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, OSU Extension Service …
Seven-generation family of Washington County Dairy Women …
OregonLive.com–Jul 23, 2010
Judy, too, had to get a full-time job three years ago, with Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District. Son Will, who works for Metro New …
2012 Board Election Results in Washington County Roundup
OregonLive.com–Sep 14, 2012
Articles by Us on Conservation Topics
Native plant conservation, energy efficient irrigation are on Tualatin …
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com–Sep 12, 2014
One of Alfred Dinsdales’s conservation goals on his property near Hillsboro has been to restore Oregon white oak habitat in fields like this one, …
Beaver and nutria: Things that chew in the night, part one (photos)
The Oregonian–Jul 29, 2014
Here at Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, we get calls year round about some who leave behind more than paw prints. While we …
Moles, shrews and rats: Things that chew in the night, part 2
The Oregonian–Jul 31, 2014
Here at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, we get the occasional question about mole or rat control. Mostly, we hear about the …
Native plants: What you need to know so they’ll look at home in your …
The Oregonian–Jun 6, 2014
You can also join Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District on Aug. 21-23 at the FarWest tradeshow, where we will be giving a free …
Deer and elk: Things that chew in the night, part 3 (photos)
The Oregonian–Aug 2, 2014
Jennifer Nelson is Outreach Coordinator with the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District based in Hillsboro. Much larger than either …
Pollinator partnerships: How the fender’s blue butterfly in …
The Oregonian–Jun 15, 2014
Jennifer Nelson is Outreach Coordinator with the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District based in Hillsboro. Most school children can …
Secret garden helpers: nematodes and worms
Hillsboro Tribune–Jun 13, 2014
Contact the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District office for sample designs or by emailing Jen at This email address is being protected …
Native plant sales are coming up and it’s a good time to plant the …
The Oregonian–Mar 27, 2014
Planting season at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District just wrapped up on Wednesday, March 26, and we are proud to say we put …
Avoid conservation conflict by halting weed removal during bird …
The Oregonian–May 27, 2014
… species begin their nesting season as early as February, and local conservation groups like the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District …
A water-wise landscape can save you time and money on the water …
The Oregonian–May 15, 2014
A mix of plants that are shade tolerant, such as this false lily of the valley and maidenhair fern, will form a mat that helps retain moisture in the …
Bee aware: It’s National Pollinator Week through Sunday
The Oregonian–Jun 20, 2014
Floral abundance is one of the strongest ways to promote bee diversity in gardens, says Gail Langellotto, the statewide coordinator for the …
Backyard squirrels: Love ’em or hate ’em, but please don’t feed them
The Oregonian–Feb 6, 2014
Although the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District does not handle squirrel complaints or problems directly, we are happy to answer …
Dead wood, remaining upright as snags or fallen to the ground …
The Oregonian–Mar 14, 2014
Join us at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District offices, 1080 S.W. Baseline, Suite B-2, Hillsboro, at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, …
Fig buttercup showing up? Don’t let lesser celandine get you down …
The Oregonian–Feb 4, 2014
Lesser celandine, commonly called fig buttercup, has distinctive kidney shaped leaves appearing in a rosette. As the plant takes hold it creeps …
Nandina, or heavenly bamboo, common in landscaping, is a toxic …
OregonLive.com–Jan 4, 2014
As outreach specialist at the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, I read a lot of newsletters from organizations full of tips and tricks for …
Heavenly bamboo: The red berries on this non-native shrub are …
OregonLive.com–Dec 27, 2013
The nandina bush, also known as heavenly bamboo, has bright red berries in the winter which are toxic when consumed by many birds in the …
Soil care: Community gardens, green infrastructure and soil …
The Oregonian–Jun 1, 2014
Take a class: Soil & Water Conservation Districts like the Tualatin SWCD and the West Multnomah SWCD offer classes on soil erosion …
Soil erosion in the home landscape can be prevented with a few …
The Oregonian–Mar 4, 2014
Franklin Roosevelt wrote these words in a 1937 letter calling for the creation of local Soil & Water Conservation Districts like the Tualatin SWCD …