NRCS Local Working Group Meeting for Polk County
Help determine how local cost share funds will be prioritized and allocated. Farm Bill funds now explicitly include forest lands, so it is important that family forest landowners show up, express their needs and be heard along with their agricultural neighbors.
Date: Friday, January 31, 2020
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: OSU Extension office Dallas OR, 289 E. Ellendale, Suite 301, Dallas OR 97338
CONTACT: Sue Reams, Soil Conservationist. 503-837-3693 sue.reams@usda.gov
Linn Small Woodlands Assoc. Seedling Sale and Local Woods Fair
Buy small numbers of native and ornamental plants for home and property projects, Seedlings pre-orders need to be submitted by January 18, 2020 (see link for details). The Local Woods Fair is a mixed craft and educational event, featuring artisans working with locally-produced woods, and groups providing information and services relevant to our local woodlands.
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
Time: 8:00 a.m. to noon
Location: Linn County Fairgrounds Expo Center.
Got Weeds? Vegetation Management Workshop for Forest Landowners
Day-long workshop, will focus on control of grass and weeds with herbicides. Cover the basics of the safe and effective use of herbicides for grass and weed control (we will not address brush control), including relevant rules, key herbicides, how they work, and correct applications methods. There will be some pre-work reading assigned before the workshop. Instructors: Bruce Kelpsas and Brad Withrow-Robinson.
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2020
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Benton County Fairgrounds
Cost: $15 Register Online closes Monday Feb 10, or when full.
Questions: OSU Extension Benton County office, 541-766-6750 or email
Basic Woodland Management Course
Five session course ideal for anyone just starting out taking care of a woodland property. Topics covered: Getting Started, assessing your property and site. What’s Going on in Your Woods? Understanding tree biology and forest ecology, Taking Care of Your Woods, tree planting, care for an established forest, weed control. Getting it Done: safety, timber sale logistics, laws and regulations.
Offered in 2 locations as separate classes in 2020. Register for one:
Tangent
Dates: Wednesdays, March 25, April 1, 8, 15. Field trip Saturday, April 18, 9:00-3:00.
Time: 6:00 to 8:30
Location: OSU Extension office Tangent- 33630 McFarland Road, Tangent, OR 97389
or
Dallas
Dates: Thursdays, March 26, April 2, 9, 16. Field trip Saturday, April 18, 9:00-3:00.
Time: 6:00 to 8:30
Location: OSU Extension office Dallas, 289 E Ellendale, Suite 301 Dallas, OR 97338
Cost: $50 individual/$60 two from the same family sharing materials
Registration Online, deadline Friday, March 18
For more information contact: Benton County Extension office 541-713-5000 or email
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