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On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Benton SWCD held our Annual Meeting for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. We have been focusing on (and will continue to focus on) prairie/meadowscaping outreach. We wanted people to leave the annual meeting with an understanding of why prairies are important habitats and why they are important to conserve/create. We wanted members of

A 27 acre portion of a 115 acre parcel of the Willamette River Greenway, just north of Corvallis, is the site of a demonstration project for riparian forest restoration practices and future riparian forest ecology studies in a bottomland forest.

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

Many of our native butterflies need specific plants as larval hosts and as sources of nectar. Find out which plants to choose to attract your favorite butterflies.

A portal to a series of blog posts about the Mill Race in South Corvallis.

Find out why ten intrepid students braved the winter weather.

Holly Crosson shares her spring time sojourn into the wilds of Benton County.

The Willamette River Report Card gives the river an overall passing grade of B- and section grades of B for the upper Willamette (Eugene to Albany), B for the middle Willamette (Albany to Newberg), and C+ for the lower Willamette (Newberg to the Columbia River). Here in Benton County we are part of the upper

Whether you live on a farm or in a city, your actions make a difference to the health of the river and nearby streams. Protect Streamside Vegetation Keep existing streamside vegetation to improve water quality and provide habitat. Remove weeds and plant native vegetation in their place. Plant streamside vegetation where it is bare. Prevent

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

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

Goats are helping the City of Albany tackle invasive English ivy.