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Birdsongs 101: Tips on how to identify birds by song

A spotted towhee on a branch in midsong Createive Commons Share-Alike 2.0 by Mike's Birds
April 2, 2021

By Lauren Pharr

In this post, Lauren Pharr provides some useful tips that can help you begin identifying birds by their song Read more »

Birding 101: A Guide for New Birders

Lauren recording a sighting of a Downy Woodpecker in her field notebook using her Sibley field guide. PC: Lauren D. Pharr
March 2, 2021

By Lauren Pharr

Lauren Pharr shares her top tips for new and beginning birders! Read more »

Being Inclusive: Ways to Promote Diversity in Nature

Lauren D. Pharr, along with her colleagues Murry Burgess and Deja Perkins, posing for a photo after holding a Bird Walk with individuals of the Youth Conservation Corps in Raleigh North Carolina. PC: Murry Burgess
January 28, 2021

By Lauren Pharr

In this post, Lauren Pharr suggests three ways to make the outdoors more inclusive for all. Read more »

A Guide to Backyard Bird Feeding

December 1, 2020

By Lauren Pharr

Although there is no right way to “backyard bird,” there are many valuable tips to follow when wanting to attract birds to your backyard. Read more »

Mill Race Urban Creek Tour

Fischer's Flour Mill. Benton County Historical Society and Museum Collection (Harriet Moore collection) #1990-068.1292
May 26, 2016

By Heath Keirstead

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

The Willamette River’s Grade: B- Overall, B in Benton County

share card for Willamette Report Card B- grade
December 2, 2015

By Meyer Memorial Trust

The Willamette River Report Card gives the river an overall passing grade of B- and … Read more »

We Can All Protect the River, Everyday.

Report Card for Willamette River share graphic
December 2, 2015

By Meyer Memorial Trust

Whether you live on a farm or in a city, your actions make a difference … Read more »

Paddling with a Purpose: Pulling Ludwigia on the Willamette River

Volunteers paddling to pull Ludwigia.
July 30, 2015

By Jamie Powell

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

Aquatic Weed Guide for Benton County and Beyond

Ludwigia hexapetala inlet © A. Neill
July 9, 2015

By Heath Keirstead

Learn to identify 12 pernicious plants that threaten our waterways. Read more »

Ditch

Mill Race culvert © R. Southworth
May 19, 2015

By Abby Metzger

A questioning poem about the Mill Race, its past and future. Read more »

Flour Power on the Mill Race: 2015 Urban Creek Tour

Flour Power logo
May 6, 2015

By Heath Keirstead

Local experts will lead you on a free guided tour of the Mill Race on May 30th. Read more »

Southtown’s Mill Race: Community Benefits

Mill Race down wood
May 6, 2015

By Regina Southworth

The Mill Race provides ecological and cultural benefits for the people and wildlife who live nearby. Read more »

The Mill Race: Community Interest on the Rise

Volunteers who planted 154 native trees and shrubs along the Mill Race in April of 2015.
May 6, 2015

By Regina Southworth

Learn about the projects that are planned and underway to improve the Mill Race aesthetically, hydrologically, and ecologically. Read more »

Industry Generated by the Corvallis Mill Race

Fischer's Flour Mill. Benton County Historical Society and Museum Collection (Harriet Moore collection) #1990-068.1292
May 6, 2015

By Regina Southworth

The Mill Race is a short but significant waterway that turned Corvallis into a major economic force for the Willamette Valley. Find out how it all began. Read more »

Wild in the Willamette: Exploring the Mid-Valley’s Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas

Jackson Frazier wet meadow © H. Crosson
February 24, 2015

By Oregon State University Press

Wild in the Willamette is a literary compendium and guidebook to natural areas in the mid-Willamette Valley. Read more »

Wear our logo on your sleeve…or your water bottle

weed spotters mug
July 3, 2014

By Heath Keirstead

Benton SWCD has opened the doors of our new store! Come see what we have to offer! Read more »

Discovering Oak Creek by Bike

bikes on road © H. Crosson
June 25, 2014

By Holly Crosson

On Saturday, June 7th, 25 enthusiastic bicyclists pedaled their way through time and history on the annual Urban Creek Tour. Read more »

Adventures in Wild Harvesting

Crystal and her wild bounty & copy; M. Knight
September 5, 2013

By Crystal Durbecq

Everyone needs hobbies, one of mine happens to be the harvesting of wild edibles. Read more »

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