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Book Review: Idylls Along an Urban Stream

Idylls Along an Urban Stream cover image
July 24, 2020

By Rich Bergeman

Idylls Along an Urban Stream is a photography monograph of Dixon Creek Watershed from the spring of 2020. 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 »

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 »

Natural Areas Celebration Week

nacw-square-2014
April 30, 2014

By Heath Keirstead

Enjoy one or many events between May 3-11 that highlight our local natural heritage! Read more »

BSWCD Annual Meeting Includes Thought-Provoking Talk about the History of Native People Here

2013 Annual Meeting
January 14, 2014

By Andrea Davis

At the BSWCD Annual Meeting, Dr. David Brauner, OSU professor of anthropology, shared a glimpse of the little-known history of native peoples in this area. Read more »

Self-Guided Creek Tour Brochures

Karen Hans and tourists at Dixon Creek/Willamette Confluence © H. Keirstead
September 16, 2013

By Taylor Williams

Print off some Urban Creek Tour brochures and view beautiful sites around Corvallis and Philomath! Read more »

Brochures Available Online

oak creek tour
February 4, 2013

By Heath Keirstead

Worm bins, creek tours, sustainable living, oh my! Read more »

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