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Posts

  • When Oregon Ash Goes Missing: What the Arrival of EAB Means for the Tualatin River Watershed
  • Grow native plants with the cutting and staking method
  • What’s the difference between native, non-native, and invasive plants?
  • Create a Backyard Buffet for Oregon Winter Birds
  • We’re Seeking Community Members to Join Our Budget Committee
  • Planting Oregon White Oak Trees
  • Fin-tastic Fish in the Tualatin River Watershed
  • Rainwater Harvesting: Catching Raindrops to Conserve Water
  • The Emerald Ash Borer Has Arrived in Oregon
  • Join Tualatin SWCD’s Board of Directors – Elections in November 2022
  • Summer Harvest Season in Washington County
  • Keep a Watch Out for Knotweed
  • Meet Your Watershed Navigator
  • Masters of Disguise: Mimicry in Nature
  • Growing Better Plants: Know Your Soil Texture
  • Local Research Shows Benefits of Native Groundcovers in Agricultural Settings
  • Backyard Habitats Transform Spaces to Oases
  • Ecosystem Services: The Benefits Nature Provides Us
  • Cover Cropping to Reduce Bare Ground in Hazelnut Orchards
  • Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives to Pesky Ornamentals
  • Western Redcedar Trees Need Your Help
  • Tualatin SWCD Awards Over $500,000 in Conservation Grants in 2021
  • Seven Steps to Create a Water-wise Garden
  • Celebrating Oregon White Oak
  • What is Biodiversity and Why Does It Matter For You?
  • What Can Frogs and Salamanders Tell Us About Water Quality?
  • Improving Oregon White Oak Habitat – A Note from the Field
  • Let’s Get This Garden Started!
  • Spurge Laurel: Toxic, Stubborn, and Trying to Take Over Oregon’s Native Forests
  • Where Does Our Water Come From?
  • Tualatin SWCD Grants Help Farmers Markets Stay Open & Safe
  • Tualatin River is Designated a National Water Trail
  • How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree
  • Where Do Pollinators Go in the Winter?
  • Milk Thistle: A Prickly Problem in the Tualatin Watershed
  • Farm Transition Planning – Why is it So Important?
  • 2020 Knotweed Season Recap
  • Nature vs. Nature: Biological Controls in Conservation
  • Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives to Pesky Ornamentals
  • Laminated Root Rot: The Inconspicuous Tree Disease
  • The Benefits of Fall Planting
  • Keep Your Eyes Sharp for Puncturevine!
  • An Unfriendly Species: One of Washington County’s Most Wanted Weeds
  • Douglas Fir Bark Beetle: The Forest Pest Every Woodland Owner Should Know
  • What’s the Story Behind Our Logo?
  • Sheet Mulching Made Easy
  • Understanding Native Bees, Our Local Pollination Experts
  • Welcoming Wildlife: Backyard Habitat Certification Program Further Expands Into Washington County
  • Eating Local in the Willamette Valley
  • Meet Your Washington County Woodlands
  • Hillsboro’s Glencoe Swale Sees Habitat Improvements Through Collaborative Restoration Project
  • Managing Mud in Winter
  • Neighbors Team Up to Improve Fish Habitat on East Fork Dairy Creek
  • Leave the Leaves! Improve Soil Health and Habitat by Leaving Leaf Litter
  • Understanding Water Rights in Oregon
  • ROADS Act: Promoting Safety on Rural Roads
  • West Union Elementary Awarded Tualatin SWCD Grant to Install Permaculture-Based Garden
  • Supporting Emerging Vendors at Beaverton Farmers Market
  • Understanding Values and Priorities of Owners of Streamside Properties

Projects

  • A Healthier Future for Fern Creek
  • Backyard Habitat
  • Bankston Family Nature Preserve
  • Beaverton Farmers Market Grant
  • Belt and Lundy Forest Improvement: Virtual Project Tours
  • Butternut Creek Tributaries (Aloha)
  • Conservation Canines: Lending a Helping Paw
  • Croakers Crossing Farm Joins the Effort to Save Oregon White Oak
  • Falconer Stream Project and Pollinators
  • Glencoe Swale (Hillsboro)
  • Glencoe Swale Restoration
  • Grazing Research Project to Support Native Prairies
  • Hall Creek (Beaverton)
  • Hall Creek Habitat Restoration Project
  • Hedgerow at Sparrowhawk Farm
  • Invasive Species Management Made Easy
  • Mud & Manure Management Project
  • Over 100 Acres of Tualatin Valley Natural Area Protected
  • Saving It for Later: Rainwater Harvesting in Aloha, Oregon
  • Stream Enhancement on East Fork Dairy Creek
  • Training New Farmers with the Conservation Education Grant
  • West Union Elementary TWIG Grant
  • Wingham Farms Partners With Tualatin SWCD to Protect Streams

Staff

  • Aaron Shaw
  • Adriana Lovell
  • Andrew Felton
  • Annie Bronez
  • Bethany Lund
  • Brandy Saffell
  • Briita Pajunas
  • Charlotte Trowbridge
  • Eli Staggs
  • Jen Shih
  • Judy Marsh
  • Kelly Dawes
  • Kristina Peterson
  • Lacey Townsend
  • Maura Olivos
  • Mike Conroy
  • Nicole Ruggiero
  • Olivia Hurd
  • Sam Sharka
  • Stephen Strand
  • Tatiana Taylor
  • Trevor Norman
  • Tyler Pedersen

Species

  • Balfour’s Balsam (Impatiens balfourii)
  • Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
  • Blackberry (Rubus species)
  • Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
  • Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
  • Common Broom (Cytisus scorparius)
  • Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)
  • Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
  • Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
  • Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
  • Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
  • Drooping Sedge (Carex pendula)
  • Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus Planipennis)
  • English Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
  • False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum)
  • Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
  • Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
  • Giant Butterbur (Petasites japonicus)
  • Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
  • Giant Reed (Arundo donax)
  • Goatsrue (Galega officinalis)
  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
  • Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
  • Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
  • Italian Arum (Arum italicum)
  • Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)
  • Ivy (Hedera species)
  • Knapweeds (Centaurea species)
  • Large & Small Periwinkle (Vinca minor & Vinca major)
  • Laurels (Prunus species)
  • Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)
  • Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
  • Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
  • Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella)
  • Oblong Spurge (Euphorbia oblongata)
  • Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba)
  • Orange Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster franchetii)
  • Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)
  • Parrotfeather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)
  • Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  • Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
  • Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
  • Policeman’s Helmet (Impatiens glandulifera)
  • Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)
  • Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea)
  • Shiny Geranium (Geranium lucidum)
  • Singleseed Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
  • Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)
  • Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola)
  • St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • Sulphur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)
  • Tansy Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
  • Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
  • Western Water Hemlock (Cicuta douglasii)
  • Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
  • Woody Knotweeds (Polygonum species)
  • Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
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