What Has Your Garden Been Doing Lately?
You may not realize it, but your garden, even if it’s small or modest, is … Read more »
The Dirt
Healthy Soil Helps the Planet! Part 3
Welcome to the Willamette Valley Regenerative Landscape Coalition Soil Carbon Blog series! The opinions, beliefs … Read more »
Healthy Soil Helps the Planet! Part 2
Welcome to the Willamette Valley Regenerative Landscape Coalition Soil Carbon Blog series! The opinions, beliefs … Read more »
Healthy Soil Helps the Planet! Part 1
Welcome to the Willamette Valley Regenerative Landscape Coalition Soil Carbon Blog series! The opinions, beliefs … Read more »
River Steward: Scott Youngblood
When Scott Youngblood comes into the room, he doesn’t just bring a wealth of knowledge and a Southern drawl, he brings a contagious enthusiasm for conservation and restoration and an unparalleled love for the Willamette River. Read more »
Gardening As If the World Depends On It
Signe Danler teamed up with Emily Klammer to create this one-page, print-ready poster of six … Read more »
Mason Bee Problems and Possible Solutions
Introduction This paper was written by Judith Paul for the Oregon State University course Entomology … Read more »
E.D.R.R… what in the world does that mean?
In the world of invasive species, it’s hard enough to keep up with the new … Read more »
Owen Dell, Corvallis Landscape Architect, makes presentation “Green is Red Hot” at Idaho’s Horticulture Expo
One WVRLC objective is to provide regenerative landscape education to other landscape professionals and to … Read more »
What About Gravel Mulch?
One of the trendier ways to deal with landscape beds is to cover the soil … Read more »
Regenerative Landscaping
Your garden is busy helping the planet! Plant roots excrete gooey (high carbon) substances into the … Read more »
Choose the right plants for your site
Whether you have sun or shade, clay or sandy soil, you want to choose the right plants for your site. Read more »
Celebrate World Soil Day Dec 5th
If you like to eat, then you should learn about the importance of soil to … Read more »
Hundred Acre Wood: A Retirement Project
Managing a 100-acre farm is the adventure Jane and Larry Viehl chose for retirement. And while there’s been no end to the work, they are pleased they chose this retirement option instead of golfing in the desert or that beachfront condo in Florida. Read more »
Prairies of the Willamette Valley: A Panel Discussion
On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Benton SWCD held our Annual Meeting for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. … Read more »
Adventures of an Amateur Mason Bee Keeper – Part 3
Debbie Palmer shares the harvesting and cleaning stage of her mason bee adventures. Read more »
Meadowscaping Your Willamette Valley Yard
Practical tips for meadowscaping shared by professionals from the Corvallis Plant Materials Center. Read more »
Mason Bee Husbandry Workshops
Harvesting, Cleaning & Preparing Cocoons for Winter Storage Workshop Offered October 5 Bees and other … Read more »
Adventures of an Amateur Mason Bee Keeper – Part 2
Debbie’s bees have been keeping her busy. Learn from her trials and errors in part 2 of Adventures of an Amateur Mason Bee Keeper. Read more »
Conservation Neighbor: Teresa Matteson
For many, soil is one of the most underappreciated resources on our planet; but not so for Teresa Matteson, a passionate soil pioneer who knows we shouldn’t be treating our soil like dirt! Read more »