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Native Plantings - Share Your Experience!

Over the years, Native Plant Sale (NPS) customers frequently email questions to our staff about their orders and share comments about their gardening…

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Grant Funds Available for Water Quality Projects

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) has a fund for small grants for watershed improvements in the Upper Muddy Creek Watershed (see map below…

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The Dirt | Building Soil-Minded Community

From 2021 to 2023, we worked with 12 farmers to collect soil health assessments from 30 fields and shared results during follow-up meetings. To begin…

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The Dirt | Remembering Jerry Paul

Benton Soil and Water Conservation District’s long-time Zone 3 Board Director, Jerry Paul, passed away on July 20, 2023.

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The Dirt | Paddle and Pull Events an Aquatic Success

“Paddle and Pull” is an annual community outreach event with two important purposes: educating the public about aquatic invasive weeds, and eliciting…

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The Dirt | Purge the Spurge!

This year, Benton Soil and Water Conservation District obtained another year of grant funding for their “Purge the Spurge!” project. This undertaking…

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The Dirt | Drinking Wells and Septic Systems | Webinar | May 17

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The Dirt | Native Plant Sale Leftovers Find New Homes

The 2023 Native Plant Sale was a great success, with nearly 7,000 shrubs, trees, and flowers distributed to our online customers. More than 90% of our…

The Dirt | Missed our Annual Meeting? Watch it here!

Our Annual Meeting was held on January 23, 2023. Check out this Zoom recording to hear highlights from our Conservation and Outreach teams, updates on…

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Mailing Lists

Read past editions of our newsletter below!