A densely planted landscape is both beautiful and helps improve soil health!
Your garden is busy helping the planet!
Plant roots excrete gooey (high carbon) substances into the soil, a beneficial process to attract microbes. In return, the microbes provide nutrients to the plants. This cooperative interaction between flora and fauna is the foundation of soil health, the ultimate goal in resilient landscape systems. Healthy soils capture and filter water, recycle nutrients from decomposing organic matter, resist wind and water erosion, and grow more vigorous plants. Use soil-friendly management practices to increase soil carbon through:
Dense plantings of diverse plant species.
The presence of living roots in the soil, year-round.
Plant canopies and mulches that protect the soil surface.
Reduced soil disturbance.
To contact the Willamette Valley Regenerative Landscape Coalition visit the link below!
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Benton Soil And Water Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
