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Soil Quality Project: Summer 2015
Amanda Pennino | October 16, 2015

This internship has been all encompassing- stretching my mind to think, working my hands with samples, and lending out my services as a student.

Soil and Community Awareness
Zoe Ash | October 9, 2015

I ended up feeling more connected to the Corvallis area and beyond by having face-to-face interactions with professionals in my future field.

Joel reaches in through a fistula to explore a cow's rumen.
Fistula, Floods, and Farmers: A Look at Summer Ag Institute
Joel Kropf | August 11, 2015

A Corvallis teacher describes his experience at Summer Ag Institute.

Volunteers paddling to pull Ludwigia.
Paddling with a Purpose: Pulling Ludwigia on the Willamette River
Jamie Powell | July 30, 2015

Volunteers paddled the Willamette River with one goal in mind: remove invasive water primrose!

Riparian Planting © D. Schmitz
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Wants to Pay You!
Donna Schmitz | March 6, 2014

Do you have a streamside or riverside area on land you manage? You could get paid to take this land out of production!

Bee pollinating a camas flower near the Willamette River. © M. Evelyn
Findings from the Willamette River Vegetative Survey and Assessment
Crystal Durbecq | January 15, 2014

The first project of the Willamette Mainstem Cooperative (WMC) was a two-year survey of plants and habitat. Dick Brainerd summed up the findings in a report that is being used as a management tool. This post summarizes the report’s findings.

2011 Scholarship Recipient: Javier Fernandez Salvador
Teresa Matteson | June 15, 2011

Scholarship helps OSU Graduate student provide education in sustainable horticulture production.

R Livesay in Ireland © M. Livesay
2011 Scholarship Recipient: Robert Livesay
Teresa Matteson | June 15, 2011

Lessons learned from studying abroad in Ireland!

2009 Scholarship Recipient: Kelsey Ward
Teresa Matteson | June 15, 2009

Freshman experiences through the eyes of an Environmental Science major.

2009 Scholarship Recipient: Seth Sherry
Teresa Matteson | June 15, 2009

An eye-opening experience in Ghana.

Philomath Compost Project team
Philomath High School Compost Project
Teresa Matteson | August 20, 2008

Wading through compost in the name of science!

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